{"product_id":"there-was-a-shadow-a-picture-book-hardcover","title":"There Was a Shadow: A Picture Book - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Handy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisk Feng\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book author Bruce Handy, a luminous picture book that invites careful observation of light and shadow in the natural world, as well as in our own emotional landscape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e2024 Summer Read!\u003cp\u003e As the sun makes its daily journey across the sky, light comes down to illuminate our world. Moving and dancing along with this light come a variety of shadows--those cast by the sun and those cast by our feelings, minds, and memories. Here we follow a girl from dawn through dusk into night as she and her friends play with their shadows, take refuge in the shade of a large tree, and set out again for home in the violet glow of twilight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With a lyrical text from Bruce Handy and dramatic, sensitive art from award-winning illustrator Lisk Feng, \u003ci\u003eThere Was a Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to look up and down, in and out--to notice the position of the sun and the corresponding length or shortness of shadows, as well as the subtle ways in which light and shadow reveal and obscure things both in the world and in ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With images that swell and overflow with light, this is a picture book that is sure to awe and delight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Handy\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, humorist, editor, and essayist. \u003ci\u003eThe Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, his first book for kids, was named a Best Children's Book of 2021 by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult\u003c\/i\u003e and the picture book \u003ci\u003eWhat If One Day...\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin. He lives with his family in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisk Feng\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator. She has worked with clients such as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and Apple, and has illustrated several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eEverest, A Hug Is for Holding Me, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur World.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition to receiving recognitions from the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts, she was selected for the 2019\u003ci\u003e Forbes\u003c\/i\u003e \"30 under 30\" list for Art and Style. Originally from China, she now lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 52\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 11.1 x 9.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698460069984,"sku":"9781592704064","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/a93b232d55acda821548730bfa1c2020.webp?v=1775834238","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/there-was-a-shadow-a-picture-book-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}