A small soft toy that glows once the light goes out.

Hold it under the room light while you read the bedtime story and it charges. Turn the light off and it keeps a soft glow for a while afterwards. There is no switch, no battery and nothing electronic: it simply holds light and gives it back.

That matters at bedtime. The moment the room goes dark is when most resistance happens, and a familiar glowing shape in the cot gives a small child something predictable to fix on. It is reassurance rather than illumination.

Jeanne is the independent one, long-limbed and relaxed, at home in the garden with the mice. Sized to be held in one hand, entirely soft, safe to sleep next to.

Machine washable at 30 degrees on a gentle cycle. Lilliputiens is a Belgian brand, founded in 1995 and designed by a team largely made up of parents working alongside early-childhood specialists. Tested to EN71 and ASTM standards and screened for AZO dyes, cadmium and phthalates.

IT GLOWS WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT - Charge it under the room light during the bedtime story and it keeps a soft glow afterwards. A gentle presence in the cot rather than another light source to fight.

BUILT FOR THE BEDTIME ROUTINE - The glow gives a small child something predictable to focus on as the room goes dark, which is the moment most bedtime resistance actually happens.

JEANNE THE CAT, SIZED FOR A COT - Jeanne is the independent one, long-limbed and relaxed, at home in the garden with the mice. Small enough to be held in one hand and taken everywhere.

NO ELECTRONICS AT ALL - Purely phosphorescent, so there is nothing to switch off, no batteries to replace and nothing that can wake a sleeping child by beeping.

SOFT AND WASHABLE - Entirely fabric with no hard parts, safe to sleep alongside. Machine washable at 30 degrees on a gentle cycle.

0 months and above (suitable from birth)

100% polyester with phosphorescent (glow in the dark) detailing; recycled polyester filling

JEANNE MINI NIGHTFRIEND GLOW IN THE DARK