The Lights That Stay
A Picture Book That Inspires Self-Confidence and Celebrates Individuality
by Cortney Renae Cino
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Pub Date 9 Jan 2024 | Archive Date 29 Jan 2025
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Description
This picture book celebrates a child's unique capabilities and promotes a growth mindset.
In a world full of different lights, there are two that never fade. This elegantly simple story artfully weaves together the similarities between the sun's light and a child's inner light, reminding readers that something inside each of us is enduring and powerful.
The Lights That Stay follows the journey of a child whose inner light grows and transforms in various and profound ways.
For those who enjoy inspirational children's books by authors such as Nancy Tillman, Kobi Yamada, or Amy Krouse Rosenthal, this book provides another opportunity for your child to feel confident about growing, changing, and trying new things.
Beyond a bedtime story, The Lights That Stay makes a great baby shower, graduation, or birthday gift.
A Note From the Publisher
Hardcover: 9798988925132
eBook: 9798988925149
Illustrated by Marina Saumell
Hardcover: 9798988925132
eBook: 9798988925149
Advance Praise
Kirkus Reviews (Verdict: "Get It") (January 2024): A gorgeously rendered affirmation fueled by powerful metaphors to bolster self-love. (...) Cino's scientific description of the sun sets a tone for the concept of inner value to be treated as fact, bolstering the messages of self-acceptance and appreciation with an aura of authority. But the text also has a comforting cadence, couched in poetic descriptions with vocabulary-stretching words well placed for easy understanding. (...) The bright colors are captivating, and lap readers will pore over the book's pages.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798988925101 |
| PRICE | US$12.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 32 |
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Featured Reviews
Andrea P, Reviewer
The Lights That Stay by Cortney Cino is a beautifully illustrated, powerful and uplifting story about the existence of each and every child's inner light. It is a reminder to everyone that, like the sun, the light that burns bright inside of us all cannot be dimmed. This will be a lovely bedtime book that will leave children dreaming of ways that they can shine even bigger and brighter with the dawn of a new day. Recommended.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Whimspire Books for an ARC.
Gavan B, Reviewer
This book! So sweet and beautifully written. Reading it with my youngest was a treat, and a great moment to talk about how sharing your inner light with others can uplift yourself immensely. I appreciate the thought behind the writing, but also how wonderfully illustrated it is. If I were a children's librarian, this would be a go-to recommendation. For now though, it is a go-to birthday gift to all of the younger kids in our circle. Thank you for the advanced copy!
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