When the moon rises high and the stars twinkle, it is bedtime for the baby animals of the Indian forest. But tonight, when the skies turn dark and the night grows stormy, the little ones can’t sleep. SWISH-SWISH! CRACK-TRACK! FLASH-SNAP! goes the storm. Only Mama Elephant with her words of wisdom can reassure them. “You’re safe with me.”
Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist 2019
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year 2019
Winner 3-Star Teach Early Years Award 2018
A Guardian Children’s Book of the Month 2018
A Read for Empathy Selection 2018
Klaus Flugge Prize Longlist 2018
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Chitra is an Indian-born British author and storyteller. She has published over 30 books and is inspired by the rich heritage of epics and folktales from India.
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Poonam is a British illustrator of Indian heritage with a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration. Her work has been shortlisted thrice for the Kate Greenaway Medal, longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize and nominated for the Ezra Jack Keats Award.
“A perfect bedtime picture book. A sleep-time staple for toddlers”
-The Guardian
“This beautiful bedtime book is a feast for the eyes and a warm, cosy blanket for the imagination. I felt as though I had been sung a lullaby while being given a huge hug”
-Tales on Moon Lane
“British-Indian writer Chitra Soundar addresses children’s universal concerns with reassurance. Yet this original tale’s most memorable traits are the whorls and lines of Mistry’s frankly mesmerising illustrations. You’re Safe With Me certainly stands out among the simple, brightly coloured drawings that are hallmarks of the genre”
-Cambridge Evening News, 5 STARS
“This really is a dazzling book, soothing for bedtimes but with really amazing artwork that twinkles just like the night sky. Wow”
-Read It Daddy
“It is a book that shouts out to be shared and read aloud - an ideal book for bedtime and one that children and their parents will want to return to again and again”
-Annie Everall OBE
“You’re Safe With Me is the most beautifully illustrated, warm tale that we’ve come across in a long time. The gentle lilt to the narrative, the dialogue from the animals, and Mama Elephant’s comforting refrain make this a wonderfully gentle and reassuring bedtime tale. And then. There are Poonam Mistry’s illustrations. Glory me! They are a sumptuous delight to behold. Each page is richly illustrated with delicate patterning featuring the animals from the forest – truly stunning!”
-My Book Corner
