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Enchanted Lion

9781592704064

STARRED REVIEW

There Was a Shadow

There Was a Shadow brims with Bruce Handy’s tenderness and reverence for the interior world of children and sparkles with Lisk Feng’s beautifully wielded, sun-dappled colors.

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Review of ‘There Was a Shadow’

A child heads outdoors, walking through a verdant and hilly rural landscape, as the sun rises and a shadow appears as the "last hint of night.” Thus begins an evocative exploration of shadows, both literal and metaphorical, in There Was a Shadow, written by Bruce Handy and illustrated by Lisk Feng. 

Handy examines the omnipresent,…

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