The Bedtime Boat by Sital Gorasia Chapman
Shortlisted for Childrens Wellbeing Book of the Year at the Week Junior Book Awards 2024. Visually stunning, thoughtful and calming bedtime tale featuring tried-and-tested mindfulness techniques The perfect way to ease little ones into the land of sleep Lancashire Evening Post“This is a delightful, charming story, told in a gentle rhyming text for a perfect bedtime read” – Books for Keeps magazine, January 2024 issue
“Perfect for bedtime!” – Creative Steps magazine, Autumn 2023 issue
“Award-winning illustrator Anastasia Suvorova beautifully captures the bedtime voyage with dreamlike illustrations. . . A peaceful and lyrical bedtime book to help soothe little ones to sleep during their bedtime routine.” – Small Wonder Books (@small.wonder.books on Instagram)
“[A] standout rhyming picture book to calm busy minds and make bedtime more restful for everyone . . . [I] can see this beautiful book swiftly becoming a bedtime classic.” – Cast of Thousands
“A story that many children will find restful and restorative after a busy day.” – Federation of Children’s Book Groups (FCBG) Blog, Author Q&A.
“A beautiful, evocative and gentle bedtime story whose words and illustrations soothe and send little ones into peaceful slumbers.” – Armadillo Magazine
“My 3-yr-old granddaughter grabbed this book from my shelves and insisted I read it to her – always a good sign!” – Barbara Band, YLG and School Library Consultant
“A stunning and unique book, and the repetition of the boat motif, and rhyming lyrics means it is the perfect book to help little ones sleep.” – Books Before Bedtime
“The clever mindful techniques that have been seamlessly woven into the book are brilliant . . . We loved that the book included instructions on how to make a paper bedtime boat as well – such a lovely touch!”– Literate Littles
“With glorious illustrations of Chandan’s voyage towards sleep and a simple chant you can adapt using any child’s name, it will help ease the tensions of bedtime.” – Libraries 4 Schools
Sital Gorasia Chapman left a career in banking, trained as a yoga instructor, and then started writing. She studied Writing for Children at the City Lit, and her picture book submission was commended at the FAB awards in 2019. She was recently commissioned to write a poem for the CBeebies children’s television series Colours, which is available on BBC iPlayer. Sital lives in London with her husband and three young daughters.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780008534318 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008534314 |
| Title | The Bedtime Boat |
| Author | Sital Gorasia Chapman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2023-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |