You're Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar

We love these book series! There is something so magical and inviting with the illustrations that just get you lost in the pages.

The perfect bedtime book, such a gentle and calming story. The animals who can’t sleep at night because of the thunder and lightning are reminded by mama elephant “you’re safe with me”. Mama elephant tells them tales about the sounds and lights, how the rumbling river takes the water from the rain back into the sea, and how the lightning sparkles in the sky when the clouds collide. It’s truly a beautiful story!

This is such a beautiful book, the perfect bedtime story to snuggle down with. The illustrations are simply stunning, with so much detail- we always spot something new! A lovely calming story, to ease little ones fears at night. We’ll definitely be adding the others to our collection.

"Mummy, close the book a second please. I want to know the name of the illustrator because the drawings are so good!" - Jensen (almost 8)

I have waited for so long to see one of the books from this collection in real life, and I was not disappointed. The illustrations are unlike any I've ever seen before and clearly my eldest felt the same way. My younger two children who are 5 and 19 months were so taken in by the imagery, they actually sat still for the whole story. I'd buy the other two books in this series just for the art work alone.

Though the story itself flows with the imagery perfectly. The words are gentle, the story line simple and it's all just so calming. There are four baby animals who are scared in the night and can't sleep. An elephant offers them comfort and describes why the noises of the jungle and the sky are working in such a way that they sound scary, but that it's all actually okay. The elephant reminds them that they are safe with her. As my middle child is scared of the dark, I imagine this book will often be the bedtime story I grab from the shelf. It will be read time and time again. I can't wait to read the others!

Both my boys (7 and 1 and a half) and I enjoyed this book. The illustrations are what draws you in at first accompanied by a calming, charming story it makes a wonderful bedtime story. My youngest seemed fascinated by the beautiful patterns in the illustrations and kept reaching out to touch the pages. The repetition in the words of the story brings a lovely sense of calm too.

We were first drawn to this book by the gorgeous illustration style - of course you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover but in this case it was a fair representation of the wonderful story inside.

It tells the tale of 4 baby animals struggling to sleep through a scary thunderstorm, comforted by mama elephant as she explains each part of the storms important role in the jungle. Her reassurance and knowledge and consistent message "you're safe with me" helping the babies feel calm and able to sleep through the night.

The illustration style is delightful, with lots to spot. My daughter enjoyed finding and counting the insects. Her favourite page shows the wide eyed babies looking at the lightning and she said their faces look so shocked!

I would recommend this book, we'll be looking at the others in the series.