Nadella Sandecker

* Child
* Adult

**Nadella Sandecker** is the titular protagonist of The Kiddie Channel shows, *Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed* and *Twinkling with the Stars*. Her favorite best friend is Night Light, with whom she shares a special bond. Her catchphrase is "Twinkletastic!"

## Description from website

*Anytime is bedtime for Nadella! Able to make a bed out of just about anything, she always gets plenty of rest. She gives everyone pleasant thoughts as they sleep, and helps you have cheerful mornings by giving you the happiest dreams. With Nadella by your side, you'll sleep as peacefully as the drowsy moon on her purple pajamas!*

## Biography

### Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed

Nadella is a woman who does activities to wind down children every night. She frequently helps viewers unwind for bed on the show. She even helps teach children at home how to make crafts.

However, rest and relaxation are super important when it comes to wellness, and that's why Nadella always makes sure to get her shut-eye every night (and sometimes even during the day). This dreaming lady bestows good dreams and happy thoughts to her dozing viewers so they'll be sure to start their day cheery and well-rested.

In March 2023, a Kiddie Plus streaming show called *Twinkling with the Stars* was created as a spin-off, about her animated childhood.

### Twinkling with the Stars

Nadella always had the best childhood. Growing up, she was subjected to various patterns of exploration, learning, and bedtime routines.

She is an eight-year-old girl who's inquisitive, impulsive, and a lot more prone to chaos. Her endless curiosity sets the stage for her ongoing pursuits of embracing new situations. She has the absolute interest to learn and explore just about everything.

Nadella is also somewhat of a sleepaholic, as she enjoys sleeping more than any other activity, and is saddened whenever she cannot be asleep, seen particularly in the first episode "Nadella's Good Night", in which she would rather sleep and dream about fun things, but then she must go to school and face reality. Another scene in the episode "Nadella's School Day" has Nadella holding onto her bed until her mother pulls her off at the last minute.

## Personality

Nadella is constantly sleepy, and she loves nothing more than a good sleep. True to her nature, Nadella can often be found sleeping and dozing off.

As a child, Nadella was sweet, kind, and curious. Her adult occupation appears to be somewhat of a sleep therapist; she believes that rest and relaxation are the cornerstones to wellness, and tries to help everyone get their required sleep by bestowing good dreams and happy thoughts.

## Appearance

In *Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed*, Nadella is a young woman with long black/brown hair, a purple pajama shirt, matching pajama pants with stars, and pink slippers (though in very few episodes, this outfit was changed to a white sweater and lavender pants).

As a child in *Twinkling with the Stars*, Nadella has bright blue eyes and light brown hair in two short pigtails, adorned with glittery yellow star-shaped hairclips. She still wears violet purple pajamas with a moon and stars, as well as fuchsia pink boots.

Also as a child, Nadella's daytime clothing is soon revealed to include a violet purple blouse and matching pants, but does not change out of her fuchsia pink boots. She even wears mint green bows, since her star-shaped hairclips are now in the form of a pearl necklace. This outfit was only featured in episodes 1, 16, and 25.

## Relationships

* Nadella's best friend is Night Light, her favorite toy which she loves dearly and takes him with her everywhere.
* As a child, Nadella also had other friends, who she met on her first day of school. Initially, these kids were disrespectful to her, but this later diminished.

## Trivia

* Nadella's name may possibly be a reference to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, most famous for his controversies about artificial intelligence.
* Her favorite color is purple, this is addressed throughout the series, and in many installments, she is seen to have purple pajamas.
* Given Nadella's star theme, it is possible this is based on her love for sleeping and night-time in general.
* She has appeared in every episode of the series and all related media, except for a *Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed* musical picture book released in early 2022 (although she was mentioned at the end).
* As an adult in *Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed*, she also has two children, Melania and Mason.
* Along with Night Light, Nadella appears in the "When's Your Birthday?" musical bumper that Kiddie Channel airs in-between some shows.
* A running gag in *Twinkling with the Stars* is Nadella showing everyone her toy called Night Light over and over again, forgetting she has already showed them many times.
* In *Twinkling with the Stars*, Nadella's bedroom metaphorically resembles the one in the original series, *Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed*.

## Gallery

### Twinkle, Twinkle, Time for Bed

Nadella with her two kids.Nadella with her two kids (for a second time).
### Twinkling with the Stars

"Twinkletastic!"Nadella's daytime clothes.