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The Moon's Slow Boat — printable bedtime picture book (ages 2-5)
A slow-and-sleepy bedtime story. The sun slips under the sea, and the Moon pushes off from the shore. He floats out on the dark, slow water. Drift… drift… goodn
When the sun slips under the sea, the Moon pushes off from the shore and floats out on the dark, slow water — drift… drift… goodnight. Pearl the whale waves her wide tail, Olive the owl rides the Moon's round rim, and big Bramble the bear lifts one heavy paw from the far shore, until even the Moon pulls a cloud up over his chin. Every page repeats one gentle rhythm and slows it a little more, with soft breathe-in, breathe-out cues along the way. A calming wind-down story for ages 2–5, made for the last few minutes before sleep.