Shadow

Use: Making Collages, Experiencing passed down stories and poetry
Media: Collage
Critique: There is a rhythm and rhyme to this poem. The imagery adds to the idea of a shadow coming to life. Shadows give off personalities that no one would ever think of. It amazes me how something so simple can bring

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out so much emotion. The illustrations bring the shadows into existence and how time and day show different types of shadows.

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Genre: Poetry
Critique of Genre: This is an interesting example of poetry in that it doesn’t have a lot of rhyming or rhythm, but it is a form of free verse poetry wit hits descriptions of shadows.
Theme: The theme of this story is the continuous descriptions of shadows throughout the book like

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this statement of, “Shadow does not sleep. It is always watching.”
Media: collage

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A picture book with text from a French poem. Illustrated with African inspired artwork. A great poetic description of a shadow.

Shadow is a book about a shadow's life. The book tells of the things a shadow can and can not do. It also tells of where a shadow can be found.
I really enjoyed the play on words in this book. I liked that the shadow is compared to things I see in everyday life. I really liked the artwork.
I would

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use this book to explore the different types of poetry. The book would be a great tie in for exploring other countries and their cultures.

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Very impressed by the illustrations from Brown. The media used throughout the book is of a collage. The pictures are bright, interesting, mysterious, bold, new, and cutting edge. It is easy to see why this book received a Caldecott award, I noticed that I spent more time looking at the

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illustrations as the story went on. The story is taken from African village storytellers and shamans dealing with the beliefs between the present and the spirits of the past, revolving around once central theme Shadows. The story is different and unique and the illustrations complement the story very nicely. This book sparks curiosity for children (illustrations and text) but also a book that can captivate the minds of adults. Children will be drawn to this book due to the illustrations and the story since being one that most children are not familiar with. I can see some children staying away from the book due to the mysterious and dark illustrations.
Ages 5 and 10.

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Caldecott winner 1983
translated work by Blaise Cendrars
In verse, what is Shadow? So much more and less than what it seems

Caldecott winner 1983
translated work by Blaise Cendrars
In verse, what is Shadow? So much more and less than what it seems

In my opinion, the book “Shadow’ by Marcia Brown is a decent book. The story shows how shadows can be realistic and part imagination. The genre of the story is a mix of suspense and ghost story. I think the realistic setting set in African Heritage also makes “Shadow” more special as a

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story. For example the author writes “In the daytime shadow is full of life. It waves with the grasses, curls up at the foot of trees, nests behind the elephant’s ear.” I was especially impressed with the writing. The pace and flow of the writing is not only engaging, it keeps the reader involved. I like how the author makes use of lots of verbs, and descriptive language in the prose. For example Brown writes “Shadow is always Shadow. It needs no ornament, no tattoo. The Zebras shadow has no stripes.” The illustrations is the other reason why I think “Shadow” is such a good book. The African theme is brought to life in drawings. The dark color pallet also helps to contribute to the theme. The big idea is to show that Shadows aren't as scary as they seem.

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This picture books is a folktale. It tells the stories of the tribes in Africa who believe in the life of Shadow. Shadow is seen as a being who is in control of it's self and is mysterious. Throughout the book you follow the stories of Shadow and learn all about where Shadow dwells and all that it

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gets up to.

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With it's themes of multiple and forgotten identities, it can get a bit confusing at times, even on a re-read; but like a Raider attack, it flows around you while you are trying to understand it. You grasp a moment and think Aha, and then, like life, you see a different side... Fascinating

A poetic story describing all the stages that a shadow will take form, such as differences between the time of day or the elements involved. A free verse poem that invites the reader to immerse themselves in a spiritualist like ritual in African lands. Intense black and red tones in a mix of water

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colors, pastels and markers.

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Shadow is a children's picture book created by Marcia Brown and published by Scribner in 1982.
The text is Brown's translation of the poem La Féticheuse by French writer Blaise Cendrars.

Brown won the annual Caldecott Medal for illustration of an American children's picture book in 1983, her

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third.
The book was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in the hardcover picture book category.[3]

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