Let It Shine!, Carole Boston Weatherford
Let It Shine!, Carole Boston Weatherford
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Let It Shine!
A Celebration of You

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Narrator: Carole Boston Weatherford

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/20/2026


Synopsis

From the Newberry Honor-winning author of Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom comes a joyful audiobook set to “This Little Light of Mine.” It’s the perfect gift for all of life’s milestones.

This little light reflects
an everlasting flame:
Hope that was passed down to you
by those who overcame.
A new sun is rising.
Tomorrow's yours to claim.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Read or sing along to affirmations that will inspire children as well as adults to dream big and commemorate every success. The powerful text reminds listeners that everyone has potential for greatness; it shines brightly from within and sparks your determination to reach for the stars, even when you feel doubt.

The audiobook focuses on kids and adults enjoying everyday moments like reading, gardening, and reuniting, as well as commemorating milestones and achievements, like graduating or winning a medal. The audiobook also pay homage to historical changemakers such as Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Shirley Chisholm, and others who paved the way for the Black community.

This audiobook is the perfect gift for graduation and life’s major milestones. It encourages everyone to fan their spark into a flame, celebrate joy, and cherish each moment.

About The Author

Carole Boston Weatherford is a two-time NAACP Image Award Winner, an ALA-ALSC Children’s Literature Legacy Award Winner, and the author of Standing in the Need of Prayer, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner; Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, which won the Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards, a Caldecott Honor, and a Sibert Honor; the Newbery Honor Book Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom; Family Feast!; and many other acclaimed books. She was also named the 2025–2026 Young People’s Poet Laureate. Carole was born in Baltimore, where she now resides.Tequitia Andrews is an artist and illustrator from Richmond, Virginia. Starting off primarily as a painter, Tequitia (pronounced tuh-KEE-ta) took an independent learning journey focusing on all the different facets of art making and found her voice in the world of illustration. She has illustrated the picture books Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies, The Story of Serena Williams: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers, One Hen and Then . . . The Story of a Small Loan and a Big Dream, and others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on February 16, 2026

We are currently celebrating Black History Month for February 2026 and this delightful and colorful picture book is a perfect choice for teachers and parents to include in their young reader's reading for celebrating Black History Month. Weatherford has used a version of the old spiritual "This Litt......more

Goodreads review by Aolund on February 19, 2026

I loved this re-writing of This Little Light of Mine, which adds joyous, affirming, and empowering new lyrics contextualized in Black American social justice and anti-racism movements. Themes: Black History, Black genius and joy, Black power age range: Toddler-Early Elementary......more


Quotes

"Everyday moments and landmark events spark joyful revelry in a picture book that encourages readers to 'find determination / deep down in your soul' and let their inner light shine....Celebratory and affirming." —Kirkus Reviews

"A radiant celebration of heritage, perseverance, and self-belief." —Publishers Weekly

"This book is a strong message to remind readers that they can make wonderful positive changes, based on their own efforts but also of those who came ­before them." —School Library Journal