Five Lanterns Press
The Flagship Series

The Little Lights
of Lantern Hollow

Every Little Light shines a little differently. So does every child.

How these books work

One feeling. One word. One page turn.

01

The feeling shows in the light

Pip glows dim and flickery when he’s scared — the art carries the emotion before a word does.

02

The word turns the page

One little word — "Brave." — steadies the light and moves the story forward.

03

Your child keeps the word

The chant stays after the book closes. It becomes theirs to carry.

The Books

Collect the calm

Cover of Pip and the Dark
the BRAVE book Ages 3–7

Pip and the Dark

A little light who’s afraid of the dark finds one brave word.

Cover of Ruby's Big Feelings
the BREATHE book Ages 3–7

Ruby's Big Feelings

Ruby feels everything at full volume — until she learns to breathe.

"POP"
the POP! book Ages 3–7

Sunny Tells the Truth

A small fib grows and grows until one honest "POP!" sets it free.

Coming 2026
"LOVE"
the LOVE book Ages 3–7

The Longest Night

The Hollow’s first Christmas — the night is longest right before the Light.

Coming November 2026
Meet the Lights

Five little lights, five temperaments

Pip, one of the Little Lights
Pip

The worrier with the biggest heart

Ruby, one of the Little Lights
Ruby

Feels everything at full volume

Sunny, one of the Little Lights
Sunny

Sunshine who bends the truth

Wick, one of the Little Lights
Wick

The steady one who forgets to rest

Littlest

Too small to talk, too bright to miss

A note for parents

On the light itself

A gentle word about what these books quietly believe: the light is never earned and never lost — only hidden or shared. Your child already carries it. Our stories just help them find the switch.

“ Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good works. ”
Matthew 5:16
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