The Ceiling Glow Fish

Read-aloud note

Read slowly, soften your voice near the end, and leave a small pause before the final goodnight line.

Story

Nila peeked from her warm blanket cave, cheek soft on her pillow. She looked up... and one tiny glow fish curved across the ceiling like a comma of light.

Three little glow fish swam round and round, making a moon of light. Nila lifted one finger and traced the round, round glow from bed.

Tip to tip, the fish turned the glow into a simple star. Nila watched closely, ready to guess the next clue.

From the star, they swam a long ribbon of wavy light, like a calm moon-sea over the ceiling. Nila's eyes followed the gentle wiggle slowly, slowly.

At the end of the waves, the light folded into a tiny paper boat. In its glow, Nila softly remembered sailing under the round moon and the little star.

The fish tucked close and curled into a soft crescent above the bed. Nila smiled, sank deeper into her blanket cave, and drifted toward sleep.

Scenes

Nila peeked from her warm blanket cave, cheek soft on her pi

Nila peeked from her warm blanket cave, cheek soft on her pillow. She looked up... and one tiny glow fish curved across the ceiling like a comma of light.

Three little glow fish swam round and round, making a moon o

Three little glow fish swam round and round, making a moon of light. Nila lifted one finger and traced the round, round glow from bed.

Tip to tip, the fish turned the glow into a simple star. Nil

Tip to tip, the fish turned the glow into a simple star. Nila watched closely, ready to guess the next clue.

From the star, they swam a long ribbon of wavy light, like a

From the star, they swam a long ribbon of wavy light, like a calm moon-sea over the ceiling. Nila's eyes followed the gentle wiggle slowly, slowly.

At the end of the waves, the light folded into a tiny paper

At the end of the waves, the light folded into a tiny paper boat. In its glow, Nila softly remembered sailing under the round moon and the little star.

The fish tucked close and curled into a soft crescent above

The fish tucked close and curled into a soft crescent above the bed. Nila smiled, sank deeper into her blanket cave, and drifted toward sleep.