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Every Scoop of Light

A Story About Repairing the World
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Ilene Cooper creates a companion to her bestselling book The Golden Rule in this timely and universal creation story about "repairing the world" that will resonate with people across diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. After creating the heavens and earth, the plants and animals, and then... Read More
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"God gives humans gifts like happiness, health, and peace, but the wind soon scatters them across the earth, leading humans around the world to work together through kindness and action to repair the world. Inspired by the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam"--

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Ilene Cooper creates a companion to her bestselling book The Golden Rule in this timely and universal creation story about "repairing the world" that will resonate with people across diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds.

After creating the heavens and earth, the plants and animals, and then humans, God decides to give humans wonderful gifts such as happiness and health, wisdom and kindness, love and laughter, imagination and celebration, and peace. Serene, soothing peace. However, in God’s eagerness to share the gifts, God places them in clay vessels that easily break. The wind soon scatters the gifts around the earth. And so God asks the humans to gather them. To this day, that is what humans try to do.

To create a universal message, Omer Hoffmann depicts God as brilliant colours, and the humans are from many places and cultures around the world. This story will resonate with all people no matter their religion or culture.

It is inspired by the Jewish concept of Tikkun Olam—Hebrew for “repairing the world”—that encourages and instructs people to make the world a better place, similar to the Golden Rule. From author Ilene Cooper and illustrator Omer Hoffmann, this acclaimed team brings to life a universal message: that each of us can do our part through kindness, charity, helpfulness, and social action to bring about change.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419764219

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers

Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Omer Hoffmann

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 40

About the Author

Ilene Cooper was the children’s books editor at Booklist for many years. She is the award-winning writer of many acclaimed children’s books, including Jewish Holidays All Year Round, The Golden Rule, A Woman in the House (and Senate), and Eleanor Roosevelt, Fighter for Justice. She lives in Highland Park, Illinois. Omer Hoffmann is an illustrator and comics artist. He has illustrated numerous published children’s books, comics, advertisement campaigns, and editorials. He likes drawing funny and humorous pieces. He also likes coffee. He lives in Givatayim, Israel, with his wife, Maia, and their daughter, Zoe, and son, Lenny.

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