From a tiny candle, I see fire: Meet Iva Maurin

Today I want to introduce Iva Maurin and her book The Little Candle (2024, Independently Published). 

The Little Candle takes us on a journey with a small candle who wants to shine his light but he's not quite sure how--and he's not been lit. His brave and desperate journey to find his light so that he can shine brightly for everyone to see will inspire. 

The illustrations are bright and colourful and capture the imagination. A great way to encourage youngster who are feeling lost or insignificant.

Just when he is about to give up, our brave candle receives his light! This story will surely ignite your flame also!

​Iva's title is available for purchase on Amazon and is also enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.

Iva lives in Reno, Nevada, with Larry and their cat, Leo. She is a communications specialist who has been writing and doing graphic design professionally for over 20 years--although typically on the serious side like news, speeches and technical writing, designing collateral for government projects and events.

Iva always wanted to write and illustrate her own children's book and this is the fulfillment of that dream. 

"I started this journey last quarter of 2022, when I illustrated Wasteful Emma, a book meant to teach kids about energy conservation," says Iva. This book was published and distributed free across the Philippines.

She goes on to say that The Little Candle is about life in that we are all candles looking for our purpose. Eventually everyone must carve their own path. We will meet many candles along the way, each with a different purpose. Some will help us. Others will not. It is okay to ask for help.

Iva draws her own illustrations by hand using a tablet and ProCreate, and then works with InDesign to create the whole package. She has done a wonderful job!

When not writing and creating, Iva loves nature and can be found walking in parks or just lying in the grass looking at the clouds. (So do I, so who can blame her?)

What is next? Well, Iva has been asked about a children's book on climate change so she is building a story about that. She also thinks it would be fun to write a book about Leo and thinks he will greatly appreciate the extra attention and kibbles!

See images below for more and details on how to get in touch with Iva.

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