Shadow
Lantana
Country: UK
Original title: Shadow
Original language: English
Age group: 5 - 7
Categories: Fiction, Illustration.
Inclusive towards: Ability
Author: Lucy Christopher
Illustrator: Anastasia Suvorova
Number of pages: 40
Format (in mm): 240 x 220
Email: info@lantanapublishing.com
Website: www.lantanapublishing.com
Summary:
In our old house, Ma told me there was nothing to be scared of. No monsters hiding behind doors, or in wardrobes, or under beds. She said there were no dark places at all. But, in the new house, under my new bed, THAT’s where I found Shadow...
- 'Beautiful. A really powerful exploration of a child’s experience of a parent’s depression. Big and brave' – Nicola Davies, award-winning author
- 'This soft-spoken story can be anything from a simple, lovely, modern fairy tale to a stunning allegory about overcoming fear & how a parent's depression can affect a child' – ALA Booklist
- 'Helpful to any family going through a challenging situation yet hoping for a brighter future' – Youth Services Book Reviews, 5 STARS
Info on author:
Lucy Christopher is the award-winning author of Stolen, Flyaway, The Killing Woods and Storm-Wake. She is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, UK, where she has a PhD in Creative Writing.
Info on illustrator:
Anastasia Suvorova is an award-winning children’s book illustrator from St Petersburg, Russia. She is the 2018 winner of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Silent Book Contest.