Series
Our picture-book series.
Lantern Path Books publishes small, calm series for ages 2 to 5. Each series shares a tone (warm, slow, parent-trustworthy) but holds its own characters and world. Oliver the Owl is where we started.
Oliver the Owl Series
Oliver the Owl
A small owl named Oliver, a quiet library home, a soft scarf, a small lamp. Across four books so far: a lantern path home at dusk, a bedtime routine, a quiet snowy morning, and an old map in a drawer. Hazel the Hedgehog walks alongside Oliver in some of the books.
See the Oliver seriesMore series, coming when each one is ready.
We work on one series at a time, slowly and carefully. When a second Lantern Path series is ready, it will appear here. We do not announce release dates in advance. We do not give names to series we haven't finished building. The list above is the catalogue, today.
How we think about a series
A Lantern Path series shares the same calm tone across every book: short sentences, small actions, warm scenes, no preachy lesson. The pacing matches a child who likes to look at the same page twice before turning. The setting changes from book to book but the energy is consistent.
We do not run themed bundles, branded merch lines, or character cinematic universes. We just write quiet picture books and group them when a series naturally forms.
For teachers and librarians: see our educator notes.