Sea Snooze

ᓱᒃᑲᓴᕖᖖᒐᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᖃᑕᖖᒍᑎᒌᒃ ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑕᓕᒃᑰᖅᐴᒃ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᑑᒪᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ! ᕿᑲᖅᓯᓚᐅᖖᒋᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᒃ ᕿᐱᐅᑉ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᕘᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᓂᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑏᓚᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᖖᒍᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᑉᐸᓄᑦ, ᑎᑳᒍᓪᓕᓄᑦ, ᖃᑯᖅᑕᓄᓪᓗ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓄᑦ. ᓄᕗᔭᑎᒎᖅᐳᒃ ᓴᓇᒻᒪᓕᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓇᓄᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᔅᓴᑲᑕᒃᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᐊᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᒪᓪᓛᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ. ᖃᐅᒻᒪᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖖᒋᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᕐᕆᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᕈᓯᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᒥᐊᑉ ᓯᕗᐊᓂ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᒃ ᓇᑦᑎᓂᒃ, ᓄᓗᕋᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑏᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᑑᒪᓇᖅᑐᒨᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖖᒋᓘᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᓴᐅᑎ ᐅᖃᓗᕋᐅᔭᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᓯᓐᓇᑦᑑᒪᓇᖅᑐᒨᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓄᑦ, ᑲᒪᓇᕐᓂᓕᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ.

“All aboard our little boat!

We’ll sail all night.

Let’s see where we float!”

Full speed ahead as two siblings sail off for dreamland! Before these two can settle down under the covers, they cruise off onto the Arctic Ocean to bid goodnight to narwhals and guillemots, minkes and belugas. They sail past clouds shaped like polar bears and marvel at the multitudes of stars that twinkle between them. Before dawn pulls them back to their own cozy bedroom, they snack with the seals on the bow of their ship, waving goodbye as from dreamland to daytime they go.

Written by Sarabeth Holden | Illustrated by Emma Pedersen

Hardcover (English) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-518-6 | $22.95 | 9.5″ x 9.5″ | 32 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 3-5 | F&P Level L |

Paperback (Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-557-5 | $19.95 | 36 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Ages 3-5 | F&P Level L |

Praise

“Holden has written a charming story. . . the story cleverly aligns with the natural rhythms of a child’s bedtime. Steeped in action and adventure at the beginning, the story is designed to immediately capture a child’s attention and imagination. As the narrative continues, the action slows and the seas calm, encouraging readers to do the same. . .This is a sweet book that’s perfect for drowsy dreamers.”—Quill & Quire