The day my daughter discovered the Twilight Turtle by Cloud b was the day she fell in love with it.
I opened the box…right away she knew it was her turtle and hugged her -yes it's a she!-

After the first minutes of excitement she came back to me and I could show her the wonderful features of her turtle. The Twilight Turtle is indeed not just a turtle. Its shell projects seven different constellations on the nursery's walls or ceiling: Orion, the Dragon, the Little Dipper, the Greater Dog, Cepheus and Pegasus - the turtle comes with a Star Guide to help you and your tot recognize those constellations. Furthermore, the twilight comes in three colors: amber ("color of autumn and the setting sun. […] radiates warmth, good cheer and peace"), green ("color of life and renewal. […] symbolic of growth and the rebirth of spring") and blue ("to calm the mind and soothe the senses. […] encourages relaxation and promotes sound sleep"). It will also turn itself automatically off once your tot is sleeping!
Needless to say my daughter loved her turtle even more once she discovered all that!

I then told my daughter the story of her new friend:

"Nestled at the bottom of a lazy creek is a beautiful heart shaped pond with golden water lilies, fluffy cattails, and a clear view of the open sky. It was the perfect place for Papa Turtle to teach his new baby all the wisdom that he once learned from his own papa.
Every day they would follow the lazy creek from sunset until the stars came out before heading home. This was Baby Turtle's favorite time because [she] loved to find shapes and patterns in the stars. Back at the pond, [she] would continue to gaze at the stars with [her] papa 'til [she] peacefully fell asleep.
Then one rainy day when they were headed back, the lazy creek overflowed and turned into three little streams. The streams went down in three different directions, but to Papa's surprise, Baby Turtle started walking down the right stream back to the pond. "How do you know the right way home?" asked Papa Turtle. "We always walk back toward those stars that look like a puppy," Baby Turtle said, pointing up at a group of stars. "You are absolutely right, my little Twilight Turtle," proclaimed a proud and happy father. Today Twilight Turtle helps pass on the knowledge and wisdom that came from [her] papa and [her] papa's papa before that."

After naming the turtle "Madame Tortue", we immediately installed her in a strategic place in the nursery so that the stars would shine throughout the room…And that's how Madame Tortue instantly became part of my daughter's daily night time routine. Somewhere between reading a story and a kiss good night, she hugs Madame Tortue, carefully chooses which color the stars will be, shows them to me on the walls and goes to bed. And I leave the room with peace of mind knowing that she will fall asleep looking at the stars…

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