Goodnight, Little Spark Goodnight, The Sea Says Shhh: A Calming Bedtime Story with Ocean Animals for Toddlers, Book 2, (Paperback)

Does your toddler turn bedtime into a battle every single night?<p>Meet <b>Little Blue</b> - a tiny fish who can't find his spot in the sea, watching every ocean friend drift off to sleep one by one. In <i>The Sea Says Shhh</i>, your child journeys alongside Little Blue through twelve moonlit spreads, each one gently slowing the body, softening the breath, and whispering the ocean closer - until even the widest awake eyes can't stay open.</p><p>Written in soothing, perfectly-metered verse with a <b>chantable refrain</b> children beg to repeat, this is the book your bedtime routine has been missing.</p><ul><li><b>Embedded breathing and body-scan prompts</b> guide children through gentle physical release - no fidgeting, no "one more glass of water," just slow and still.</li><li><b>Interactive "Shhh... drift now" refrain</b> becomes a sleep ritual after just two reads - children begin whispering along before they realize they're relaxed.</li><li><b>Little Blue's belonging arc</b> delivers quiet SEL reassurance: every child finds their place, even when sleep feels far away.</li><li><b>Graduated arousal-descent prompts</b> move from playful movement (early spreads) to pure passive sensation (final spreads) - neurologically calibrated for wind-down, not stimulation.</li><li><b>Hidden re-read mechanic: </b> Little Blue appears on every illustration page - children love searching for him on each new read, making this a book families return to night after night.</li></ul><p>Perfect for ages <b>2-5</b>, fans of gentle rhyming read-alouds, and parents who want a bedtime story that actually does the work. An ideal gift for new babies, birthdays, and holiday stockings.</p><p>Features twelve ocean friends - dolphin, jellyfish, seahorse, starfish, octopus, anglerfish, whale, mermaid, crab, clownfish, turtle, and snail - each with their own spread, their own sleep ritual, and their own way of showing your child that the whole sea is settling down, and it is safe to rest.</p><b>Add this to your nightly routine and give your child a way into sleep that feels like the ocean itself is tucking them in.</b>

• Goodnight, Little Spark Goodnight, The Sea Says Shhh: A Calming Bedtime Story with Ocean Animals for Toddlers, Book 2, (Paperback)
• Author: Lila Evergreen
• ISBN: 9798196432484
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-05-11
• Page Count: 36