Official Review: Santosha Saves Bedtime by Lauren Eastman

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Santosha Saves Bedtime" by Lauren Eastman.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Santosha Saves Bedtime is a beautiful children’s book written by Lauren Eastman with illustrations by Shruti Prabhu. Little Blake is having trouble falling asleep. His imagination is working overtime, and he is seeing things in the shadows and hearing unsettling noises. A friendly spirit named Santosha floats through Blake’s window and teaches him a simple meditation technique to refocus his thoughts so he can relax and fall asleep.

This is a brief, peaceful story that is simple enough for young children to understand. Santosha teaches kids (and adults) an easy breathing technique to refocus the mind away from outside distractions. The story is told in an easy rhyming style. Santosha is a benevolent character who instills a sense of calm.

The illustrations are beautiful and brightly colored. The text stands out nicely against the background. I especially liked the picture of the ocean with the happy sea creatures, and the picture of the dancing leaves was a close second.

I believe that the book was professionally edited, as I found no errors in the text. There was nothing that I disliked about the story, and I am pleased to rate it four out of four stars.

Santosha Saves Bedtime is an excellent choice for helping children learn to relax and not be afraid of the dark. I suppose it would not be the right choice for people who believe that meditation is somehow blasphemous or ungodly or people who hate children’s books.

I wish I had heard a bedtime story like this as a child. Even as an adult I have some difficulty with nyctophobia. I tend to be hyper-aware of noises and my eyes play tricks on me, making the shadows seem malevolent. As I am trying to reduce my electric bill, I have placed small LED lights in the dining room and kitchen rather than leaving the dining room light on at night. Perhaps I would be wise to call on Santosha next time I start seeing threatening shapes in the shadows!

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[RHD]

I think I need to call Santosha too, seeing that I have bedtimes issues. Anyway, this one seems like a good bedtime story. Thank you for your great review!

[Amykbest]

I also could’ve used this story as a child. I used to think there was gremlins under my bed. I still have issues like that as an adult and have always had trouble falling asleep.

[Shahina C A]

It seems like a simple beautiful story.. Iam not a child.. But I would like to try this book..Thanks for the review.

[JRWebb]

This a fantastic story idea! Teaching kids strategies to sleep makes this a great read for parents and kids alike -I could use this for myself and my daughter. Thanks for the review!

[Bee_van98]

This is good story idea for teaching children to calm them self through meditation, and also can help children sleep well and face they afraid. Should try this book, worth to read to children.

[Atieno Magero]

This is a very good story for children. They can learn so much from this book. Great review!

[Deval Sodha]

Children have a lot of imagination and books like this gives wings to their world.
You wrote a wonderful review.