A Teaspoon of Light

Written by Peter O'Connor. Illustrated by Nisaluk Chantanakom.

A story about making and saving loving memories. Marley's dream cloth reminds her of the people she loves, and of safe and happy times. When times get tough and the cloth rips in two, those memories begin to slide away. Marley must make new loving memories before she can bring back the old ones and begin to imagine the future anew.

A Teaspoon of Light was inspired by the author’s work with children in schools after major earthquakes in Christchurch and Mexico City.

"O’Connor’s text shines with evocative language and thought-provoking similes. Chantanakom’s artwork, which combines pencil, watercolour and digital edits, creates an amazing play of light and shadows on every spread, culminating in the most wonderful glow as the story reaches a satisfying end." - reviewed by Sandhya Parappukkaran on StoryLinks.