Up Toward the Light
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- Create Date：2024-02-08 00:21:50
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Granger Smith
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Summary
Through a simple conversation between a boy and a tree， country-music star Granger Smith shares an incredibly powerful and deeply moving story filled with life lessons on loss， grief， and the strength gained in finding the light and the will to move forward with joy and purpose。 In this wonder-filled and inspiring story of surprising loss but found strength， a boy encounters a red oak who shares forest wisdom about the rich soil and the nourishing sun， pointing the boy toward a simple truth about moving we must grow toward the light。 With breathtaking artwork from Laura Watkins， this picture book As you settle into the soothing nature of Granger's storytelling， let this meaningful interaction between a boy and a tree guide you toward the purpose and goodness of life。
Reviews
nini
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'Up Toward the Light' is written by Granger Smith and stunningly illustrated by Laura Watkins。 The book's joyous story invites readers to delve into its allegorical layers and encourages interpreting life's lessons。 It's a wisdom-packed journey for all， resonating with the profound message that no pain is wasted。 In the words of the book， "Your tears， like old leaves， will enrich your soil。" A delightful blend of beauty and depth， 'Up Toward the Light' is a treasure that transcends generations， 'Up Toward the Light' is written by Granger Smith and stunningly illustrated by Laura Watkins。 The book's joyous story invites readers to delve into its allegorical layers and encourages interpreting life's lessons。 It's a wisdom-packed journey for all， resonating with the profound message that no pain is wasted。 In the words of the book， "Your tears， like old leaves， will enrich your soil。" A delightful blend of beauty and depth， 'Up Toward the Light' is a treasure that transcends generations， urging everyone to embrace who they are and pay kindness forward。Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and Tommy Nelson in exchange for an honest review。 My opinions are entirely my own， and I am grateful for the opportunity to have had an early look at this work。 。。。more
Ivy
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A heartwarming conversation between a boy and a tree over life， being at peace， and living life after loss。 Through the tree， the boy learns that pain is never wasted and can be used to help you grow。 The book also touches on the importance of growing up toward the light （God）。 Highly recommend this book for children。I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own。
Kirsten Sanzone
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A gentle lyrical story that deals with death and loss in a calm manner。 A boy has a conversation with a tree after the death of his grandfather。This story is beautifully illustrated with whimsical golden illustrations that speak of autumn leaves and warm fires。 The book follows a boy talking to a tree his grandfather planted。 One part philosophy and one part wisdom for how to be and act。 This is a rich story with so many discussion points。 It would be a great teaching tool as well。 Thank you to A gentle lyrical story that deals with death and loss in a calm manner。 A boy has a conversation with a tree after the death of his grandfather。This story is beautifully illustrated with whimsical golden illustrations that speak of autumn leaves and warm fires。 The book follows a boy talking to a tree his grandfather planted。 One part philosophy and one part wisdom for how to be and act。 This is a rich story with so many discussion points。 It would be a great teaching tool as well。 Thank you to the author， publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Marie
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*Thank you NetGalley and Tommy Nelson for sending me this book for review consideration。 All opinions are my own。*So。 I'll start with the positive。 This picture book is beautifully illustrated and I love how the topics of grief and change are conveyed。 It had all the elements to win me over， and I was eager to recommend it to anyone searching for a children's book addressing these topics。Unfortunately， all of this went to shit when I looked up the author and found out that he is openly racist an *Thank you NetGalley and Tommy Nelson for sending me this book for review consideration。 All opinions are my own。*So。 I'll start with the positive。 This picture book is beautifully illustrated and I love how the topics of grief and change are conveyed。 It had all the elements to win me over， and I was eager to recommend it to anyone searching for a children's book addressing these topics。Unfortunately， all of this went to shit when I looked up the author and found out that he is openly racist and homophobic。 Therefore， I cannot in good conscience recommend this book or even rate it。 There are so many great authors out there， let's not give bigots platforms。 。。。more
Farah G
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This is book that seeks to teach children about how to deal with grief and loss。 It is beautifully done， and the illustrations are stunning， though some aspects of it may be difficult for a younger reader to fully grasp。 For that reason， I think this is a book that's best read alongside someone older， who can explain some of the more abstruse metaphorical lessons contained herein。A young boy is instructed by his grandfather to go into nature and find one particular， very special tree - a red oak This is book that seeks to teach children about how to deal with grief and loss。 It is beautifully done， and the illustrations are stunning， though some aspects of it may be difficult for a younger reader to fully grasp。 For that reason， I think this is a book that's best read alongside someone older， who can explain some of the more abstruse metaphorical lessons contained herein。A young boy is instructed by his grandfather to go into nature and find one particular， very special tree - a red oak。 After the loss of a very beloved person in his life， the boy is able to have a conversation with the tree that not only teaches him a great deal about nature and trees but also provides a number of metaphorical lessons on life: how to grow， how to reach higher， how to heal。The book does not explicitly address the issue of faith in terms of God， but can be interpreted to do so for those who wish to。 It works very effectively in secular terms also， and thus is likely to have crossover appeal。 It gets 3。5 stars rounded up to 4， half a star taken off because it feels like little too abstract at times for the targeted age group。 I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Brianna Shrout
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I received an ARC copy of this book via NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 At first， I wanted to pick up this book because of it being written by Granger Smith。 His music puts me in mind of old country music。 Not this pop/country crossover that it is today。 So when I heard he had written a children’s book， I just had to read it。 My daughter and I read this during her tummy time。 I’ll be honest I didn’t think I’d like it。 I didn’t t I received an ARC copy of this book via NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 At first， I wanted to pick up this book because of it being written by Granger Smith。 His music puts me in mind of old country music。 Not this pop/country crossover that it is today。 So when I heard he had written a children’s book， I just had to read it。 My daughter and I read this during her tummy time。 I’ll be honest I didn’t think I’d like it。 I didn’t think it would be that good as it was written by a country music star。 Even though the synopsis sounded good， I didn’t have much hope。 Boy was I wrong。 I loved this book。 I almost cried。 I couldn’t believe the turn it took and how close to home it got。 Talking about the loss of a family member so close to you is hard and even harder for a young child to understand。 This to me is a perfect way to help explain loss and the legacy they leave behind。 I loved this book and will be buying it not only for my daughter but for my nieces and nephews and even for my mom。 This is an amazing book and I recommend it to everyone。 。。。more
Panda Incognito
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This picture book has lovely illustrations， and the story has a gentle， understated message about coping with grief。 Throughout the book， a young boy has a conversation with a tree， and the dialogue teaches readers about trees and offers some metaphorical life lessons about dealing with grief and growing "up toward the light，" instead of clinging to the people or things around us。The story implies that we love people best by keeping them in their proper place in our lives， instead of idolizing t This picture book has lovely illustrations， and the story has a gentle， understated message about coping with grief。 Throughout the book， a young boy has a conversation with a tree， and the dialogue teaches readers about trees and offers some metaphorical life lessons about dealing with grief and growing "up toward the light，" instead of clinging to the people or things around us。The story implies that we love people best by keeping them in their proper place in our lives， instead of idolizing them or building our identities on the relationship。 That's a great message， but it's never directly stated or explained， and you have to extrapolate it from metaphors that will likely mean very little to the target audience。 Adults of grieving kids may find this book profound and meaningful， and they can use it as a jumping-off point for conversation， but the story itself is way too abstract for young children。Also， even though Christian readers can interpret the metaphor as a reminder to look to God， there is no faith content in the book。 It only has a Christian meaning if you bring that meaning to it， and that surprised me， considering how open and passionate the author is about his faith。 His conversion experience is a huge element of his memoir for adults， Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache。 I expected a similar emphasis on God here。 This book's vagueness can give it broader， more mainstream appeal， but without a more specific， clear message， it's not nearly as powerful as it could have been。I received a temporary digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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A pleasant read， but one that will appeal more to the parent/teacher/guardian as opposed to the child in the audience。 A lad goes into the forest to speak to a tree – one specific red oak， to be precise – and it seems to be a conversation designed to teach us about trees by proxy。 Only it's more than that， and the kid has other reasons for starting the conversation。 This proves to be a gentle look at how life goes on through the generations， and it's very nice and all， with a lovely glowing 'gol A pleasant read， but one that will appeal more to the parent/teacher/guardian as opposed to the child in the audience。 A lad goes into the forest to speak to a tree – one specific red oak， to be precise – and it seems to be a conversation designed to teach us about trees by proxy。 Only it's more than that， and the kid has other reasons for starting the conversation。 This proves to be a gentle look at how life goes on through the generations， and it's very nice and all， with a lovely glowing 'golden hour' warmth to the visuals， but the older user will have to end up nudging the younger as to its actual meaning and purpose。 That done it might be worth three and a half stars。 。。。more
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