Activity Title Page
What Are Lightning Bugs?
Lightning bugs, also called fireflies, are small insects that light up at night. They are actually beetles, not flies! They use a special chemical reaction in their bodies to glow, creating tiny lights in the dark.
Why Do They Glow?
Lightning bugs glow because of a process called bioluminescence. They make their own light by mixing chemicals inside their bodies. This glowing helps them:
Talk to Each Other – Fireflies use their blinking lights to send messages and find mates.
Stay Safe – Some fireflies flash to warn predators that they taste bad.
Where Can You Find Them?
Fireflies love warm, humid places like meadows, forests, and gardens.
They often come out in the summer after sunset when the air is cool.
Fun Facts
Can You Catch a Firefly?
Yes! If you want to catch a firefly, do it gently:
Use your hands or a jar with holes in the lid so they can breathe. Watch them glow, and then let them go back into nature.
Activities
Meet
Meet
a Little Beetle with Big Questions!
a Little Beetle with Big Questions!
What Educators Are Saying About the Book
This book is a must-have for primary students and young children in the midst of figuring out how to navigate the ups and downs of life in a big world that can often spark anxiety. Follow L.B., the main character as she discovers an inner truth that lives inside of us all. A must-have book that will become a fast favorite of children and adults alike.
Kali Parker
Technology Specialist Atlanta Public School
This gorgeously written and illustrated story of a little lightning bug’s self-awareness journey will not only captivate younger students but help them understand the importance of connecting to their own inner light and guidance system. Such a beautiful and important concept for children to explore and embrace! I highly recommend LB: Discovering the Inner Light to anyone who sees the light in children and wants to help them see it too.
JoAnne Hibbard
K-8 SEL Specialist, Durango, Colorado
I love this story! It’s a great way to help children learn about their inner strength and how to constructively deal with their negative emotions. L.B. is an inspiration to go inside of ourselves, find the best in ourselves and bring that to others and to the world!
Lyndra Uzan
Elementary Educator – LAUSD
L.B is such a beautiful and inspiring story for the little ones and the big ones too! An invitation to find out who we truly are, and a reminder that we are never alone in the great and low moments. A book with great wisdom to read again and again! My inner girl loved it and my baby daughter as well :)
Lila Marix
Yoga Teacher for women & kids
Help every child discover their Light
Help
every child discover
their Light
Our mission with “L.B. Discovering The Inner Light” is to inspire children everywhere to discover and connect to their inner Light. This beautifully illustrated story will be printed in both English and Spanish to reach as many children as possible across various communities.
We envision this book reaching schools, libraries, hospitals, and children’s homes worldwide—creating a lasting impact by building emotional resilience and self-awareness in young minds.
SFK is self-publishing “L.B. Discovering The Inner Light,” and all profits from book sales will go directly toward printing more books for sale and donating copies to those who cannot afford them.
How you can help
- Order your copy now and get a gift!
- Become a Patron. Your contribution will directly support the production and distribution of “L.B. Discovering The Inner Light.”
- If you want to arrange a book reading and an interactive workshop in your community or school, please contact us at connect@sfk.org
- Share the Love: Spread the word about L.B.’s story and our mission by sharing this page with friends, family, and your local schools and libraries.
- Become a Patron. Your contribution will directly support the production and distribution of “L.B. Discovering The Inner Light.”
- Host a Book Presentation in your home or community — email connect@sfk.org
- Share the Love: Spread the word about L.B.’s story and our mission by sharing this page with friends, family, and your local schools and libraries.
Stay tuned for updates on when the book is available to purchase, upcoming launch, and how your support is making an impact!
How you can help
- Become a Patron. Your contribution will directly support the production and distribution of “L.B. Discovering The Inner Light.”
- Host a Book Presentation in your home or community — email connect@sfk.org
- Share the Love: Spread the word about L.B.’s story and our mission by sharing this page with friends, family, and your local schools and libraries.
Stay tuned for updates on when the book is available to purchase, upcoming launch, and how your support is making an impact!
How you can help
- Order your copy now and get a gift!
- Become a Patron.
Your contribution will directly support the production and distribution of “L.B. Discovering The Inner Light.” - If you want to arrange a book reading and an interactive workshop in your community or school, please contact us at connect@sfk.org
- Share the Love: Spread the word about L.B.’s story and our mission by sharing this page with friends, family, and your local schools and libraries.
Meet the Author
Michal is passionate about helping children and parents recognize their inherent loving power, wisdom, and connection to the Source of all. For as long as Michal can remember, she has felt guided and never alone—a connection she has always sought to understand and deepen. This desire inspired her, from a young age, to explore various spiritual practices and paths. Ultimately, these journeys led her back to the simple practice of going inward when seeking guidance and connection.
As a mother of five young adults, whom she considers her greatest teachers, Michal brings valuable insights to her work. She is the CEO of SFK, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating, training, and providing spiritual and social-emotional programs available in six languages for children from diverse backgrounds around the world. Additionally, she is a professional parenting coach and the creator of the program “Parenting The Soul.”
“L.B. Discovering The Inner Light” is Michal’s third children’s book.
Meet the Illustrator
Meet the Illustrator
Margarita Sada earned her degree in Graphic Design at the School of Design at the INBA and a Master’s in Fine Arts with a specialty in painting at the Academy of San Carlos, UNAM.
She currently dedicates herself to painting and illustrating children’s books. She has more than 40 books published with some of the country’s most influential commercial and institutional publishers.
Her work has been exhibited in national and international spaces and in the illustration workshops she has taught.
She won the award for the best-illustrated book by CANIEM for Editorial Art for the book Venir del Mar in 2005. The following year, she received the Honorable Mention for the illustrated book by CANIEM for Editorial Art with Yo, Claudia.
In 2013, she won the award for best-illustrated book and was given the International Latino Book Award for the book Guacamole by the Canadian publisher Groundwood Books. In 2016, the illustrated book Introduction to Concert Music: Water by Editorial Océano Travesía won the Parents Choice Award.
In 2017, she was selected to create the official image for the 37th edition of the International Children’s and Youth Book Fair (Filij).
In 2018, she joined the National System of Art Creators and is currently writing her first graphic novel.
