The Silver Shadow by Mariesa Dulak
Published by Walker Books on May 13, 2025
ISBN: 1536239402
Genres: Animals, Family, Oceans, Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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A brown-skinned girl discovers a baby shark stranded in the tidepools. She worries for the shark’s safety because her brother Sam and his friends want to sell the creature to fishermen.  She watches over the shark until dusk, when her parents and, eventually, Sam come help look after the animal until high tide comes and washes her back out. Marley’s luminescent illustrations bathe the pages in colors typical of the Caribbean setting. Dulak takes a skillfully light touch about what you should do if you capture something in a tidal pool or find a stranded animal. In the back of the book, she explains that she drew inspiration from her dad’s memories of growing up in Barbados. Ages 4-8.