Night Shadows

Night Shadows
Ed Young, Barbara DaCosta
RRP:
NZ$ 37.00
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NZ$ 29.60
Hardback
h254 x 229mm - 32pg
8 Jan 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781644210246
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Each night kids have been creeping around and spray painting houses in Tasha' s neighborhood. Two days in a row, her neighbor Mrs. Lucy awakes to find graffiti outside her home. Tasha helps her paint over it. They discover that they are alike, except for their age, and become inseparable. But who keeps defacing Mrs. Lucy' s house? Ed Young' s inimitable cut-out art sensitively conveys the characters' emotions and the drama of the story- as the truth is discovered, the houses become multicolored, but the characters remain faceless. Then when the miscreants are revealed, Tasha' s and Mrs. Lucy' s faces become visible. A subtle expression of recognition on both. . . . . This nuanced story shows young readers that honesty and respect are the most important elements for friendship. With Night Shadows Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young' s oneiric illustrations and Barbara DaCosta' s introspective narrative jointly reproduce the intensity with which a child experiences solitude and companionship.
*Conversations about motivations and actions will abound as children absorb the impact of grace. --Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewIn Barbara DaCosta' s story, friendship and forgiveness emerge from the shadows to shine as warmly as Ed Young' s art. I found myself deeply touched by this tender, honest story, and mesmerized by the jaggedly beautiful, moody illustrations. This book is a gift for anyone, child or adult, who has ever needed a true friend in a rough world. --Elisa Kleven, author of The Lion and the Little Red Bird
Barbara DaCosta writes about the mysterious, touching, fun, and quirky things in life. In addition to Night Shadows, she and artist Ed Young collaborated on Nighttime Ninja (Children' s Choice Award) and Mighty Moby (Minnesota Book Award finalist). She lives in Minnesota. Ed Young is a renowned illustrator and writer of children' s picture books. Born on November 28, 1931, in Tientsin, China, he moved to the US as a young man, where he worked at an advertising agency before illustrating his first book, The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories by Janice May Urdry, in 1962. Since then he has illustrated over eighty children' s books, seventeen of which he has also written. Throughout his long career he has received over fifty awards and honors, including the Caldecott Medal in 1990 for Lon Po Po, his retelling of a Chinese version of "Little Red Riding Hood," and Caldecott Honors for The Emperor and the Kite (1967) and Seven Blind Mice (1992). He has been nominated twice for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition given to children' s book authors and illustrators for their contribution to children' s literature. His books frequently draw on folklore from Chinese, Native American, Indian, Persian, and other cultures, and he uses a variety of media, including pencil, pastel, ink, collage, cut paper, photographs, and found materials. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his two daughters and two cats.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781644210246
Published: 8 Jan 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Seven Stories Press (US)
Publisher: Seven Stories Press (US)
Format: Hardback
Height: 254mm
Width: 229mm
Pages: 32

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