The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge

Set on the Manhattan shore of the Hudson River, this picture-book story brings a little red lighthouse face to face with a much larger newcomer: a gray steel bridge whose lights also shine through fog and darkness. Their contrast gives the story a clear point of focus—how the lighthouse understands its own value when its work seems overshadowed. The river setting and the two neighboring beacons frame a story about usefulness, scale, and self-worth. The book also connects its fictional lighthouse to a real-world educational purpose: part of its sales supports Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse education and outreach programs.