The Big Ball of Light is a children's story about how our Solar System came into existence. It is a modern creation story as the ancient Greeks may have told it, had they known what we do about the heavens. It begins with a Big Cloud of Gas who finds he is alone in the universe so he decides to make some friends. He then meets each of the planets in the Solar System, finds out about their unique characteristics and helps them with some problems they have. Most details are based on scientific data and theories about our Solar System (although there is currently a lack of evidence supporting...