The true story behind it
My son just gave me the name, Sunny the parrot, and left the rest to me. So I reached back into my own childhood. I used to be scared at night, sure a ghost lived under my bed. I never just hid from it, though. In my dreams I’d fight it off and throw it out, and when the fear got too big I had an escape: I’d run to the front door, jump, and float toward the neighbor’s flower bed, and the moment I reached it I’d wake up. That fear became the dark forest in this story, and the flower bed became the elf’s sparkling lights.
What happens in the story
Sunny the parrot notices the little forest animals can’t sleep at night, because the elf who used to light up the dark with sparkling lights has stopped. Sunny asks Kitty and Dino for help, and together they find the elf and get the lights glowing again. A soft, reassuring story for bedtime.
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Sunny notices that the little forest animals are not sleeping. The elf who used to light the nights with sparkling lights has stopped, so the dark has become the problem. Sunny asks Kitty and Dino for help and the three of them get the lights glowing again.
My son only gave me the animal. He wanted a parrot story. Everything else came out of my own childhood, when I was certain a ghost lived under my bed and invented an escape route to the neighbour’s flower bed to get out of the dream.
Look inside
Flip through the opening pages of the book.
Perfect for
- ✓ The kid who’s scared of the dark
- ✓ A calming, reassuring bedtime read
- ✓ Talking gently about nighttime fears
- ✓ A soothing gift for a worried little one
Quick answers
A gentle light for the kid who’s scared of the dark
One short story. One glowing forest. Ready for tonight.
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