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About The Book
In the land of darkness lives a shaggy but lovable creature.
He is pining away because he has lost his home and has lived in the dark ever since. One day, the shaggy creature is overcome with curiosity and ventures out to the edge of the darkness. There, bathed in sunlight and bright colors, lives a very different and gentle creature.
The two inhabitants of these different world become friends, and with his new friend, the shaggy creature overcomes his loss and finds his way back to the world of color.
A quietly poetic story, told by Kerstin Hau, which gives hope and courage in difficult times. With contrasting imagery by Julie Völk, this book shows that life can be light, colorful, black, grey, and everything in between.
He is pining away because he has lost his home and has lived in the dark ever since. One day, the shaggy creature is overcome with curiosity and ventures out to the edge of the darkness. There, bathed in sunlight and bright colors, lives a very different and gentle creature.
The two inhabitants of these different world become friends, and with his new friend, the shaggy creature overcomes his loss and finds his way back to the world of color.
A quietly poetic story, told by Kerstin Hau, which gives hope and courage in difficult times. With contrasting imagery by Julie Völk, this book shows that life can be light, colorful, black, grey, and everything in between.
About The Author
Kerstin Hau lives in Darmstadt, Germany. She earned degrees in media systems design and journalism, and has been a freelance author since 2015. As an alumna of the Akademie für Kindermedien (Academy for Children's Media), she loves writing picture books. Her son, who died before he was four years old, taught her that all new things originate in darkness, and that true love is immortal: these are the sources for her stories.
About The Illustrator
Julie Völk lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Her pictures tell stories about growing up, strange meetings, and unusual aspects of life; and her clear, delicate style combines realism with fantasy, which gives her illustrations a highly original atmosphere. In 2018 she was named an IBBY Honored Illustrator.
Product Details
- Publisher: NorthSouth Books (September 3, 2019)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9780735843851
- Grades: P - 2
- Ages: 4 - 8
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Raves and Reviews
This moving picture book offers many metaphors and connections, allowing young readers to see how friends help us navigate happy and sad times, worlds of darkness and light manageable only with a lantern of friendship to light the way. An unusual, tender, and emotional journey in and out of the shadows.
– Kirkus Reviews
Hau expertly expands a familiar metaphor for sadness and houses it in the surreal... A pensive and affecting story about how togetherness emboldens tired spirits, especially in the darkest corners.
– Publishers Weekly
Volk’s unique and visually appealing illustrations use solar paper to achieve the vivid hues of blue in Shaggy’s world...beautifully illustrated...
– School Library Journal
"This story has many themes, one being friendship with someone who looks different. It also communicates a theme of hope in adjusting to new ways of living."
– Susan Corapi, Trinity Western University
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