Shadow catchers by Kirsty Murray and Karen Blair

This is a charming story of two children and their father, amusing themselves with the shadows they cast. Seemingly a simple activity, it reinforces the fun that can be had from the everyday, bringing in concepts of large and small, day and night, by moonlight and lamplight, each shadow is different and evokes different responses.

Children will love reading about this activity, and rush to see their own and the things they can do with their shadows.

The emphasis on the father’s involvement is wonderful, as he takes them down the street, to a cafe, the playground, then back home, the shadows getting longer as evening comes around.

Themes: Family, Shadows, Day & night.

Fran Knight