✦ A story of love & light
The Little Light Who Forgot How to Shine by Nicholas Shaw

If this story feels familiar, there may be a reason.

Discover the book Step into Brightland
Lumi following a trail of light through Brightland
Begin the journey

The LumiLove Series

Somewhere in Brightland,
a little light is remembering
what the world forgot.

Meet Lumi—a small light being with a very big question. This tender story helps children ages 3–8 recognize the courage, kindness, and light already living inside them.

A child holding The Little Light Who Forgot How to Shine
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Book one of the LumiLove Series

A gentle story with
a glow that stays.

Created for bedtime, quiet classrooms, and the moments when a child needs to hear: you have never stopped shining.

  • Painterly, dream-filled illustrations
  • A warm message of self-worth and belonging
  • Hardcover picture book for ages 3–8
$30Hardcover edition
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A mother sharing The Little Light Who Forgot How to Shine with two children

Love & light, shared

Made for moments
like this.

A favorite story, a little closeness, and a light they can carry with them long after the book is closed.

The world of Brightland

A journey back
to the light within.

In Brightland, seemingly ordinary lives unfold beneath an everlasting fog—and something extraordinary waits for those brave enough to wonder.

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Rooted in love

Every LumiLove story is created to help children feel seen, loved, and connected to the light within.

02

Meet Lumi

One small light begins to ask the questions that lead toward a deeper truth.

03

A story to remember

A gentle story for children—and for the grown-ups reading beside them.

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“The light was never something
to find. It was always
a part of you.”

A story children can feel—and grown-ups may remember.

Love & light to share

Activate Your Light

The light and love are already within you. Bring a little piece of Brightland home with free printable coloring pages made especially for the LumiLove community.

Preview of Lumi sitting beneath a tree and looking toward a waterfall through the Brightland fogA peek inside 3-page printable

Download the complete set to discover all three original coloring pages.

Open the coloring book Three printable US Letter pages · PDF
Author Nicholas Shaw holding The Little Light Who Forgot How to Shine

About the author

Nicholas Shaw

Nicholas Shaw is a writer and creator from Charlotte, North Carolina. The Little Light Who Forgot How to Shine is his first children’s book, created from a deep knowing that a light lives within all of us—even when we forget it is there.

Through the LumiLove Series, Nicholas hopes to create stories that help children feel seen, loved, and reminded of who they truly are, while also speaking to the light in all of us.

Pre-order The Little Light Who Forgot How to Shine, expected in time for Christmas

Bring the light home

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Hardcover$30
Signed hardcover$40