Keep a Little Light: Stories for the Girl Who Carries It All (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798185659526)

For the girl who carries everyone but herself.

She's the one who remembers. The one who minds the little ones, manages the moods, holds the whole family together - and is quietly tired in a way no one quite sees. She's the eldest daughter, and she has been told, in a hundred small ways, that this is simply who she is.

Keep a Little Light is a collection of 18 warm, true-to-life stories for that girl. Each one follows an eldest daughter from a different culture - Filipino, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Malay, Japanese, and more - through a moment she'll recognise at once: the invisible work no one counts, the guilt of resting, the worry carried too young, the self that gets lost inside the role. And in each, a grandmother who walked the very same road offers the words this girl most needs to hear.

There's Andrea, learning she is allowed to be a child too. Soyeon, discovering that a kind "no" is still kind. Mai, finding a piece of herself that belongs to no one else. And, running through them all like a lantern passed hand to hand, one steady truth: you are loved for who you are, not only for what you carry.

• 18 short, illustrated stories - perfect for ages 10-15
• Authentic names, families, and cultures, drawn with care
• "Think About It" questions in every story to spark real conversation
• Themes: identity, rest, boundaries, self-worth, family, and quiet courage

A gift for every eldest daughter - and for the grown-ups who want to help her set some of it down.