The Night Sea

What is the Night Sea?

The Night Sea is a sea that only exists in the dark. Its dark water sparkles with tiny lights, like spilled sugar. One night, Vela’s bedroom floor began to ripple, and the Night Sea came right into her room.

The Night Sea is where the Little Argo sails, with Captain Barnacle and her crew of paper pirates.

What will you find there?

The Steering Star is the one star that never wanders. It is tiny, and it sits low over the waves. Night Pirates steer by it to find their way.

The Snapping Rocks are jagged black rocks, like a row of broken teeth. In the dark, glowing barnacles blink awake on them and mark a narrow, safe path between.

When can you visit?

The Night Sea is only open from three o’clock to four o’clock in the night.

Why must the light be kept low?

When a light is too bright, the Night Sea’s sparkles fade, and the water goes blank, like paper that has never been painted. And in bright light, you can’t see the small, true Steering Star, or the barnacles that show the safe way home.

Try this tonight

If you were a Night Pirate, what lost thing would you sail out to find? Tell someone about your treasure.