It's Time to Hush and Say Good Night
Age 2+
Picture Storybooks
A dream-ride of a bedtime book, inspired by ancient Indian lullabies.
Travel a lush dreamscape world as a father lulls his toddler towards sleep, weaving a quilt of dreams across the roaring seas and through the inky night - and dealing with some big toddler emotions en route. Sumptuously illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat, and infused with the spirit and flora and fauna of India.
Creators
Chitra Soundar is an internationally published, award-winning author of children’s books, a screenwriter and an oral storyteller. She is also the creator of Nikhil & Jay, a BBC preschool sitcom. Chitra writes chapter books and picture books and her latest picture book with Sandhya Prabhat It’s Time to Hush and Say Goodnight was read by Pixie Lott on CBeebies Bedtime stories. Chitra’s Sona Sharma series of books (illustrated by Jen Khatun) has been shortlisted for the Inclusive Books Award 2024, and included in the Best Books Guide curated by Booktrust. www.chitrasoundar.com
Sandhya Prabhat is an award-winning illustrator and animator residing in California, originally from Chennai, India. She has illustrated many picture books, including I Am Brown; Namaste is a Greeting; Usha and the Big Digger; Ani's Light; and As Large as Life. She has also designed/animated for clients like Microsoft, Google, Snapchat and Facebook. Her work can be seen on her Instagram handle (@sandhyaprabhat).
