The Silver Shadow

A spellbinding story about a little girl, the sea and a seemingly fierce creature in need of her help - perfect for fans of Benji Davies' The Storm Whale. My toes hunt for grooves in the rock. And then ... I see her. While searching for wonders in the rockpools, a little girl discovers a silver shark, stranded in the shallows - sleek and quick, but still just a baby. The sun is high and the tide is out: how will the shark find its way home? Drawing on family memories of life in Barbados, award-winning author Mariesa Dulak and bestselling artist Alea Marley have woven together a spellbindingly beautiful story about our connections to the sea, and what we owe other living creatures.

Mariesa Dulak is an author and part-time school librarian based in London, who previously worked for over 20 years in Marketing for publishers including Hachette and Penguin. She won the FAB Prize for her début picture-book text There's a Tiger on the Train, which Faber has published with illustrations by award-winning artist Rebecca Cobb. Being of dual heritage (British and Barbadian), Mariesa is passionate about diversity in children's books and think it's crucial children see themselves represented in stories.