{"product_id":"the-wick-of-wit-lindsay-hiebert-9798197579997","title":"The Wick of Wit: 20 Tiny Tales to Light Up a Dark Room - The Wisdom Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eStop. Observe. Listen. See. Think. Ask. Learn. Discover.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the whole secret - and it is the rarest thing in the world right now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wick of Wit - The Wisdom Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a lantern, a boy named Wick-it Will, and twenty tiny rhyming tales that turn classical wisdom into something a child - or a grown-up - can carry through any kind of day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wisdom Edition is the fully secular variant - designed for public schools, secular families, and homeschools that prefer non-religious content. Every chapter's Wisdom Inspiration comes from classical and multicultural voices. No Bible verses. No scripture. No religious references of any kind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach tale is a lantern with three doors: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Trick\u003c\/b\u003e - the upside-down idea hidden inside the story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Glow\u003c\/b\u003e - a single sentence you can carry like a pocket-lamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePass the Flame\u003c\/b\u003e - a small kind action to do before sunset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty lantern-words - \u003cb\u003eLove, Truth, Courage, Humble, Peace, Hope\u003c\/b\u003e, and more - each anchored by wisdom from \u003cb\u003eShakespeare, Aesop, Marcus Aurelius, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Mark Twain, Mahatma Gandhi, Plato, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman\u003c\/b\u003e, and other classical and multicultural voices that have shaped readers across cultures and centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this matters now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is louder than it has ever been. Our screens shout. Our calendars sprint. Our children watch us scroll past them, and we wonder why connection feels thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe way back is older than any algorithm: \u003ci\u003erelentless, passionate curiosity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA temper becomes a tiny dragon in a teacup. Speech becomes colorful ponies that need gentle reins. Truth becomes a lantern children can carry. Start anywhere. Start small. Start by reading one tiny tale tonight - to a child, to a partner, to a coworker who needs a laugh, to yourself in a quiet room. Listen deeply to what stirs. Listen even more deeply to the inner light you stopped consulting somewhere along the way. Then light it up - and share your brilliance with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Napoleon Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilt for the classroom and the secular home.\u003c\/b\u003e Public-school teachers, school librarians, secular homeschoolers, public-library storytime leaders, after-school program directors, and any parent or grandparent who wants character formation without theology - this edition is for you. For ages 5 to 10, with a \"grown-up whisper\" on every page to help adults explain each lesson. Welcoming to families of every faith - and to none, by design, not just by accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre you looking for the Christian-friendly version with Bible verses?\u003c\/b\u003e See \u003ci\u003eThe Wick of Wit\u003c\/i\u003e - the original classic edition with scripture verse inspirations (Matthew, Proverbs, Romans, and more). Available in Kindle (ASIN \u003cb\u003eB0H1754DZW\u003c\/b\u003e) and Paperback (ASIN \u003cb\u003eB0H1M61154\u003c\/b\u003e). Same chapters, same illustrations, same Three Doors - just a different wisdom tradition on each page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight is not meant to be stared at. It is meant to be carried.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindsay Hiebert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197579997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Lindsay Hiebert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173382332671,"sku":"9798197579997","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wick-of-wit-lindsay-hiebert-9798197579997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}