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The Tide Goes Out — printable bedtime picture book (ages 2-5)
A slow-and-sleepy bedtime story. In the rock pool, when the night comes down, the sea begins to breathe. Slow and soft it goes. In… and out… and lower.
When the night comes down over the rock pool, the sea begins to breathe — in… and out… and lower. One by one Flick the fish, Wisp the jelly, Sprig the seahorse, Pebble the turtle and Nib the little crab settle lower and lower with the tide, until even the Moon pulls up a cloud and closes his eyes. Every page repeats one gentle rhythm and lowers 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.