{"id":301288,"date":"2025-06-19T02:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/edens-light-by-jessica-mckay-illustrated-by-jestenia-southerland-picturebooks4learning\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T02:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T02:32:19","slug":"edens-light-by-jessica-mckay-illustrated-by-jestenia-southerland-picturebooks4learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=301288","title":{"rendered":"Edens Light By Jessica McKay Illustrated by Jestenia Southerland \u2013 picturebooks4learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-6012\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/2025\/06\/14\/edens-light-by-jessica-mckay-illustrated-by-jestenia-southerland\/81ikvb3a3ml-_sy342_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"425,342\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"81ikvB3a3ML._SY342_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg?w=425\" width=\"425\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg?w=425\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg 425w, https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/picturebooks4learning.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/81ikvb3a3ml._sy342_.jpg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why I Love This Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With all the protests on the news right now, I feel like this book is a very needed story.<\/p>\n<p>Eden\u2019s Light by Jessica McKay is a tender story that gives readers permission to explore and discuss the violent images that they see on TV. 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