The Lightlings by R.C. Sproul
God is Light,
And in Him
Is no darkness
At all.
I John 1:5
When Charlie wonders why he is afraid of the dark, his grandfather tells him that some people are afraid of the light and relates a story about the Lightlings, a people made by the King of the Light. They lived happily in a beautiful, bright, sunshiny garden. The King of Lights gives them everything they need and even visits with them at the end of every day. They are happy until they decide to do what they want to do, instead of what their King commands them to do. Sin causes their light to dim and they are embarrassed to be seen by the King, so they hide in the darkness. Time passes. One day they see a bright light shining through the trees, most are afraid, but some set out to find what is making the light. The little Lightlings find a baby son of the King of Light who brings light back to the world. When they return with this Light, some of the Lightlings embrace it while others continue to hide from it. Those with the Light find that they can run and play without stumbling or falling or bumping into trees. They find it is much better to live in the Light.
This is a delightful story of the fall of man and redemption through Christ, beautifully told and fancifully illustrated with fairy people. Young children (and adults, too) can identify with Charlie when he wonders why he is afraid of the dark. It is a good, biblically correct analogy that reminds us that the only way to the Light is through Christ.
The book includes good discussion questions that parents can have with their children. Each answer is a quote from the Bible.
I will receive a free copy of the book from Reformation Trust Publishing as compensation for my review.
Definitely a different sort of plot. Can you post a picture of just one page inside, so we can see why you said the illustration were good? Hmm, not sure I approve of mixing fairies with the Bible, but hmm, I am curious to see a sample. Thanks for the informative review.
ReplyDeleteI had the same feeling, M, about mixing fantasy with reality, but in this case it really gets the message across. Although they are not listed as fairies in the story, the illustrations look like fairies. I will try to post one of the illustrations, but until I am able to, you can check out Amazon.com, and they will let you look at the pages.
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