Joining the Feelings & First series: after resisting bedtime with wild antics, a young child finds comfort in her mother's soothing routine. Joining the Feelings & First series: a young child resists bedtime with wild and wide-eyed antics, until finally her bedtime routine with her mother helps her calm down and snuggle into bed. Full of humor, this adorable and relatable tale offers a positive model for soothing exhausted children at bedtime. AGES: 0 to 4 AUTHOR: Sumana Seeboruth writes books inspired by the natural world and her two young children. A night owl, she is most likely to be found writing when her husband and children are fast asleep. She loves music and a noisy, happy house! Sumana is based in London, UK. Fotini Tikkou was born in Athens, Greece. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2009 and has been working as a freelance illustrator ever since. She works in a variety of media, including gouache, pencils, and ceramics. Fotini is a lover of pattern and texture, and she enjoys exploring new techniques and materials to develop her style. SELLING POINTS: . SERIES: Joins the endearing Feelings & First series of board books that playfully address common struggles for toddlers. . SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Uses empathy and humor to portray a young child's resistance at bedtime, and offers the positive model of a soothing bedtime routine to help adults problem-solve this common hurdle. . HELPFUL SOLUTIONS: Written in a toddler's voice, the book reflects young children's thought processes and models language children can use to articulate big feelings. . DISABILITY REPRESENTATION: Portrays a mother with an arm amputation.