{"product_id":"light-9781681155333","title":"Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2008 Sydney Taylor Honor Award, Picture Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...a creation story inspired by a 16th-century [legend]...\" - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the beginning, there was emptiness, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike a blank canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in a swirl of motion, the world was created.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was going to be finished with a special kind of light, stored in a huge jar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the light was so powerful it shattered the jar into millions of pieces. People were created to find the sparks of light and bring them back together so that the world would be perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtist Jane Bresken Zalben opens Jewish mystical teachings -- Kabbalah -- to young children in this story of creation based on a 16th century midrash by Rabbi Isaac Luria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreskin Zalben, Jane:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jane Breskin Zalben is the award-winning author and illustrator of dozens of books. She lives in New York and spends most of her time writing and experimenting with different kinds of painting.","brand":"Apples \u0026 Honey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493101113618,"sku":"9781681155333","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7993c767-38da-4869-8c05-ac6f72ebc5b2.jpg?v=1730628582","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/light-9781681155333","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}