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Twelve brand-new bedtime stories set in Hushwood, a cozy village under a great oak tree, where a moth lights the lanterns, a bear bakes bread that rises in the night, and a snail delivers goodnight messages to everyone.
Each story is written to be read aloud in about six to eight minutes. The language is gentle and rhythmic, the worries are small and child-sized (a forgotten blanket, a noisy wind, a lost song), and every tale ends slowly and calmly, with a string of goodnights your child can say along with you.
The same friends return in every story: Pip the hedgehog, Clementine the mouse, Bramble the bear, Luna the moth, Old Wren and Sorrel the snail. Children quickly come to know them, and the final story brings everyone together for one big sleepover under the stars.
After each story you will find two simple conversation questions for parents, a quiet way to talk about feelings, friendship and the day just finished. Perfect for ages 4 to 8.
What you get:
• 12 original bedtime stories, each 800 to 1,000 words
• About 6 to 8 minutes of read-aloud time per story
• Recurring cozy characters children grow to love
• Calm, slow endings designed for winding down
• 2 gentle conversation questions after every story
• Themes of kindness, patience, sharing and feeling safe
• Tips for parents on reading aloud and inventing new tales
At the edge of Hushwood, where the tall grass leaned against the old stone wall, there lived a small grey moth named Luna. Luna had a very important job. Every evening, when the sky turned the color of warm milk and honey, she flew from lantern to lantern and lit them, one by one, so that everyone in Hushwood could find their way home. The lanterns were tiny glass jars that hung from the branches of the great oak tree in the middle of the village. Inside each jar was a wick no bigger than a whisker. Luna would land on the rim, fan her soft wings three times, and whisper, "Glow, little light, glow." And the wick would glow, gold and gentle, like a sleepy firefly. One evening, Luna began her rounds as usual. She lit the lantern above Bramble the bear's bakery, where the smell of cinnamon still drifted out of the window. She lit the lantern beside Clementine the mouse's front door, which was really a teacup turned on its side. She lit the lantern over the little bridge, where the stream whispered its own bedtime song. Then she came to the very last lantern, the one that hung outside the round green door of Pip the hedgehog. Luna landed on the rim. She fanned her wings three times. "Glow, little light, glow," she whispered. Nothing happened. She tried again. Fan, fan, fan. "Glow, little light, glow." The wick stayed dark and quiet. Luna's antennae drooped. "Oh dear," she said.
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