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Lucy's Light (Once Upon a Garden) Hardcover – Picture Book, August 20, 2019

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

Lucy is a lightning bug and the most talented flyer in the squad. There's just one problem: she doesn't light up!

When it's time to learn night flying, Lucy is anxious. She tries everything to get her light to shine, but nothing works. Lucy is about to give up when her friends are captured by a nasty toad and his gang, who hatched a plan to brighten up their bog. Does Lucy have what it takes to save her friends? Or is she just an "ordinary" bug after all? This sweet story shines a light on inner confidence, self-acceptance, and courage. Lucy learns that doing a good deed will always make you shine bright!

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Lucy's Light highlights self confidence, bravery, and self-acceptance. Lucy learns it's fine to be different and you can shine from within too as you do good deeds to help out others.  I highly recommend this book.” —Storywraps

“The series is perfect for young children who are working with issues of shyness, self-acceptance, and courage, and discovering new talents, skills and hard work. There is simplicity in the text and the illustrations are happy and bright and compliment the emotions and themes in each book. This series is sure to boost the self-confidence of children.” —Children’s Books Heal

About the Author

Jo Rooks is an illustrator, author, and graphic designer living in leafy South West London with her husband and two children. She is passionate about reading with children and hopes to bring lovable characters and meaningful messages in her story books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Magination Press ― American Psychological Association; Illustrated edition (August 20, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433830884
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433830884
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 9 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 510L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Kindergarten - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

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Jo was born in Wiltshire, UK and always knew she would follow a creative path through life. She studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Bath Spa University and won a highly commended MacMillian award for a children’s book she had created. She continued to write and illustrate but after graduating she took her Graphic Design skills into the music industry by working for BMG and Sony Music.

It wasn’t until she had her own children that she began writing and illustrating again. She has two children’s books which have been published by Magination Press. She loves to create lovable characters and write stories which parents will want to read with their children again and again. Her illustration style is packed with colour and she enjoys using watercolours and inks.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020
    Very nice story for younger children (3,4,5). Nicely done book. Great colors and a twist with humor as to frogs not eating the captured lightening bugs.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019
    I am a psychologist and love this book for my children and all young children
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019
    Great book for my grandkids.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2020
    I'm just hung out on the 'Lucy WAS a lighting bug'.. The first sentence lol and why the past tense ?. . Are all the books saying was instead of IS? Guess I'm just too particular
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019
    Lucy is an energetic little lighting bug that is super talented when it comes to her flying skills. She can fly rings around the others in her squad. Unfortunately she has a big problem... poor Lucy does not light up. How can she possibly be a firefly when she cannot shine?

    One day, Miss Sparks her teacher, decides it' s time to learn night flying. Everyone in the class is ecstatic about the new development, everyone that is except Lucy.

    "Whoever heard of a lightning bug who doesn't light up?" said Lucy. Oh my whatever will her classmates say when they find out she malfunctions.

    Luckily her friends are kind to her and accept her with her shortcoming. Still, Lucy feels ashamed and she tries her best to get her light to shine - but to no avail. Oh my! She's a dud for sure she thinks.

    Finally Lucy catches up with the others who are now resting on a big rock trying to catch their breath after such a vigorous workout. Then an unexpected and very dangerous event occurs that threatens the very life of all of the squad members. Luckily Lucy's life is spared because she doesn't qualify as a beacon of light for the gloomy bog dwellers who captures the rest of her classmates and imprisons them in a glass jar.

    Lucy feels her superpower rise up in her and she knows just what to do with it. Can Lucy become a superhero and save the day? What she has to do does not require her to light up and she rises to the occasion. You go girl! You got this!

    The illustrations are colourful and full of activity and emotion. "Lucy's Light" highlights self confidence, bravery, and self-acceptance. Lucy learns it's fine to be different and you can shine from within too as you do good deeds to help out others. I highly recommend this book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2019
    I loved the images in this book! They were nice, bright, attractive and cheerful- and my daughter loved them. She is a massive fan of insects, beetles and bugs at the moment so this book was a massive hit with her. I liked the underlying theme too and I thought that the author had done a great job with the story – it is 5 stars from me for this one!
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