Jack's amazing shadow

Tom Percival, 1977-

Book - 2013

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Subjects
Genres
Picture books
Published
London : Pavilion Children's 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Tom Percival, 1977- (-)
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 27 cm
ISBN
9781843652205
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

British author/illustrator Percival's story boasts accomplished artwork, but it's a little short on narrative creativity. Jack's story is told in cotton-candy prose: "He didn't like mushrooms, and his favorite number was usually seven. But there was one teeny little thing about Jack that was definitely not ordinary." That thing is not Jack's teal hair; rather it's his best friend-his flat, lilac-colored shadow-who gets into trouble by scribbling on family photos, scaring the cat, and stacking just-washed dishes in precarious towers. When Jack's parents discover the shadow's pranks and blame Jack, Jack naturally shuns his shadow; just as predictably, he ends up missing his friend, and they make up. It's the illustrations that offer inventiveness, as when Jack tries to hang his shadow on the clothesline and needs many extra clothespins for the shadow's extra-long arms, or the series of vignettes in which, having just told his shadow off, Jack encounters only toys build for two: a seesaw, a tandem bicycle, a set of walkie-talkies. Artwork this polished and fun deserves bolder storytelling. Ages 3-5. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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