Think of Shadows

by Lilian Moore

A collection of sixteen poems and three riddles sharing shadows as a common theme.

37 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1980

About the author

Lilian Moore grew up in New York, received a degree in teaching from Hunter College, and did graduate work at Columbia University. She attended college during the Depression, so job opportunities were few. She worked for the Bureau of Educational Research, helping children who could not read in their Reading Clinic. Ms. Moore was also a reading specialist for the New York Board of Education. She trained teachers and did extensive research into reading difficulties.

She was the editor of Scholastic's first paperback book club, the Arrow Book Club, beginning in 1957. As she said, "Imagine making it possible for these youngsters to choose and buy good books for the price of comics!" She was an editor at Wonder Books, Thomas Y. Crowell, and contributor to Humpty Dumpty magazine.

In addition, Ms. Moore was a founding member of the Council on Interracial Books for Children. Ms. Moore died on July 20, 2004, at the age of 95.

She is best known for her poetry and easy-to-read books.

Reviews

[Bella S · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of poems that share a common theme of shadows. Although each poem is about the same thing, every poem is unique and has a very different writing style. This is a great way to compare poems and learn how to interpret the same idea in many different ways. Some poems have a light tone, some have a dark tone, but they all work together to figure out what exactly a shadow truly is. While this is a collection of different poems, I believe there is an overall theme. That would be everyone interprets something differently. While we all know what a shadow is, there are so many different ways to look at it, as proved in this book. I would use this book in a classroom setting as a part of a poetry lesson. I could read the poems, then ask the students to all write a poem about the same thing, such as the moon.

[zoë · Rating 5 out of 5]

pretty wonderful. type of poetry book that makes me which i had a baby in my life to read this with. reminded me of the shadow symbolism and imagery in perfect days, gotcha rewatch <3 i love u shadows

also loved the poem about tiring yourself out in the sun and resting under the shade of a tree

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit more workmanlike than Moore's best, but still some bits kids will love. And the illustrations are marvelous.