Book 3 · Hazel the Hedgehog
Hazel and the Cosy Night
A gentle bedtime story that helps little ones wind down and settle for sleep, one cosy step at a time.
Lamp low, blanket up. A gentle night-time routine to settle down.
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A few gentle pages from Hazel and the Cosy Night.
About the book
Hazel and the Cosy Night follows a small hedgehog through the gentlest part of her day: the slow, warm wind-down to sleep. The lamp is turned low, the blanket is pulled up, and one soft step at a time Hazel gets ready for bed. A little wash, into pyjamas, a last look at the stars from her round window, and then sleep. There is no rush and nothing to solve, just the quiet comfort of a familiar night-time routine.
It is written for the moment before sleep, when little ones need calm more than excitement. The pages are slow on purpose. Short, soft sentences and warm, painterly scenes give a child something steady to settle into, and give the grown-up reading aloud a story that winds down rather than winds up. Read it in a low voice, slowly, and let the last page be a quiet one.
This is a cosy bedtime picture book for ages 3 to 6, and it pairs naturally with a bedtime routine of your own. Many families like to follow the same gentle order each night, because knowing what comes next is one of the quiet things little ones love. Hazel's night, lamp low and blanket up, is a small, repeatable shape a child can borrow.
Hazel and the Cosy Night is Book 3 in the Hazel the Hedgehog series from Lantern Path Books, our independent Australian picture-book imprint. Like all our stories it is calm, kind and unhurried, with human-curated, human-approved illustrations. If your child likes the slow ones, the books they want to read twice before turning the page, Hazel will feel like home.
Paperback, 26 pages, and best shared at the end of the day. If you would like the wind-down as a printable, the free Cosy Bedtime Routine Checklist comes from Hazel's world.
For grown-ups and educators
This title is part of Lantern Path’s calm, human-curated picture-book library. For reading guides and bundle pricing (5+ copies) for schools, libraries or youth services, please get in touch or see the educators page.
Winding down at bedtime? Download our free Cosy Bedtime Routine Checklist, a printable picture routine for little ones.
More for the evening: our guides to calm bedtime routine ideas and free bedtime printables pair naturally with Hazel’s quiet night.
Free printable · A4 + US Letter
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