Read 'THE LIGHT' and Let Your Own Light Shine

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Scarlett Lam discussing her illustrated board book 'THE LIGHT' and its empowering themes.

"THE LIGHT" is an 18-page illustrated board book designed to empower youngsters with themes of self-connection, self-trust and self-love. Author Scarlett Lam and illustrator Mindy Lee have found that adults also are moved by the book's uplifting message. This short excerpt is from an interview that Scarlett and I recorded in early 2024 not long after the book was published. I highly recommend "THE LIGHT" and have revisited the interview more than once. So far, I've purchased four copies of th...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Jones

Guest: Scarlett Lam

Topics covered

• self-connection
• self-trust
• self-love
• children's literature
• interview
• empowerment

Keywords

• THE LIGHT
• Scarlett Lam
• self-love
• children's book
• interview
• Mindy Lee
• empowerment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE LIGHT

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