The brightest light has been inside Lumi all along When Lumi can't find her lantern, she begins to worry. But as the evening grows quiet, she remembers everything the lantern has helped her learn-how to take gentle steps through fear, calm big feelings, rest with sadness, and care for others. In this warm and uplifting finale, Lumi discovers that the courage and kindness she's been learning were never only in the lantern. They were in her all the time. Lumi and the Lantern That Shone From Within is the fifth and final book in The Little Lantern Stories, a heart-centered children's series that gently teaches emotional awareness, confidence, and self-belief. Perfect for bedtime reading, classrooms, and meaningful conversations, this story reminds children that they already carry their own light-and they can trust it wherever they go.Builds self-confidence and self-worthEncourages emotional independenceIdeal for ages 5-8