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Overview
Bedtime by the Sea is a gentle, sensory-rich bedtime journey that guides children through imagining the sights and sounds of a peaceful day at the beach. Through the calming imagery of warm sun, shimmering water, whispering wind, and rhythmic waves, little ones are invited to slow their breathing, calm their minds, and drift into restful sleep.
You’ll almost be able to hear the seagulls overhead and taste the salty air before “Slowly...slowly...you drift off to sleep.”
Inspiration
I was putting my oldest two daughters to bed when it became apparent they had no intention of going quietly into the night. Amidst their wiggles and giggles, I tried to think of the most peaceful thing I could to help quiet their minds in preparation for sleep. With a hope and a prayer, I had them lie in their beds as I spoke what is now the first line of the book: "Imagine you're lying on the beach on a summer day."
I kept speaking and after a few more sentences, the room grew silent. That's when I knew I had something special. When my children kept asking me to tell them what they called "The Beach Story," it inspired me to publish it.
Of course "The Beach Story" that first night was just a diamond in the rough, but the story itself has been polished and adjusted in the trenches of bedtime bedlam over the span of a few years based simply on what works best to maximize peacefulness at bedtime.
Release Date
Bedtime by the Sea will be available for purchase on Amazon.com on July 1, 2026.
