Bound To Stay Bound

Booklist - 04/15/2024 This poetic picture book explores many aspects and types of shadows, both literal and metaphorical. Most pages begin, There was a shadow, and proceed to describe it. The book starts with a new shadow, but also the last hint of night. It was a morning shadow. It then traces shadows throughout the day, indoors and outdoors, large and small, seen and sensed. At first, the various types of shadows represent nature (bugs and hills), friendship (multiple shadows dancing together), and a shady tree. Light on a face or on water is considered a kind of shadow, and so is a shadow you could feel but not see. It was worry. After going through late afternoon, dusk, and cozy indoor shadows, the book concludes at night, with shadows of feelings, memories, and dreams. Feng's lyrical illustrations play with light and dark, times of day, various emotions, and relationships between people and nature to perfectly match the poetic tone of the text. - Copyright 2024 Booklist.