Tracy Ricken Children’s Author
About the Author
Tracy E. Ricken
Tracy E. Ricken writes wonder-filled children’s books that help young readers recognize love, kindness, and the quiet wisdom of the heart.
As a mother, author, and visual designer, Tracy cares about creating stories that feel safe, gentle, and meaningful for children. Her work is rooted in the belief that many children already sense important truths about love and connection, and that stories can offer guideposts before the world teaches them to close off or stop listening to their hearts.
Her storytelling style is inspired by the quiet beauty of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince”, and the simple emotional truth found in Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” and “The Missing Piece”. Through the “Tom Sawyer and the Light” series, Tracy hopes to share heart-opening stories that speak to children in language they can understand, while giving families something deeper to wonder about together.
Tracy Ricken Children’s Author
Tracy Ricken Children’s Author
About Lantern Oak Kids
Lantern Oak Kids is the children’s imprint of Lantern Oak Press, created for gentle, wonder-filled books that help children recognize love, kindness, and the wisdom already within them.
The imprint begins with Tom Sawyer and the Light, a series about curiosity, connection, and the hidden goodness woven through everyday life. Each book is made with care, from the feeling of the story to the beauty of the finished page, so children and families can share moments that feel meaningful, safe, and true.
As Lantern Oak Kids grows, new stories may follow familiar friends like Becky and Huck into their own adventures, carrying the same spirit of heart, wonder, and quiet discovery.
Lantern Oak Kids exists to pass on stories that open the heart and remind children that it is okay to listen to their own.
