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Sumana Seeboruth, Fotini Tikkou

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Barefoot Books
01 July 2025

Picture storybooks; Early learning & early learning concepts; Humour & jokes (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; Spanish - Children's Bilingual Books; Spanish - Languages

Series: Feelings & Firsts

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 bilingual 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. .

LANGUAGE LEARNING: Bilingual text helps children and adults strengthen reading, speaking, and listening skills in either language.

By: Sumana Seeboruth
Illustrated by: Fotini Tikkou
Imprint: Barefoot Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 313g
ISBN: 9798888593745
Series: Feelings & Firsts
Pages: 26
Publication Date: 01 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 2 to 3 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 0-5 years
Format: Board book
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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 and graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2009. Since then, she has been working as a freelance illustrator, using a variety of media, including gouache, water-based paints, pencils and ceramics. Fotini is a lover of pattern, texture and color, and enjoys exploring new techniques and materials to develop her style.