Amara's Glowing Garden

Ages 3–5

When the little sea-folk explorer Amara finds a dark, lonely reef cave, she plants a garden of glowing sea flowers to light the way home for every small, sleepy creature.

Small acts of care and beauty can turn a scary, dark place into a safe home — and free her of her own fear of the dark.

Amara loved the reef at morning light. Fish flashed bright. The water felt warm. But past the coral stood a cave, dark and still — a little bit scary, a little bit strange.

"Nothing sleeps in there," said Pip, puffing up bravely. "It's too dark, too deep, too... ooh." He darted straight into his round, cozy anemone and hid.

Little Bramble the seahorse curled his tail tight around a kelp stem. "I want a safe place to sleep," he whispered. "Somewhere soft. Somewhere bright."

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