The Shadow Bird

2023

A girl's shadow dreams of becoming a bird. While its owner disappears deeper into routine and everyday obligations, the shadow longs for forests, wind, silence, and a life beyond the ordinary. One day, it finally breaks free and flies away, leaving the girl alone with the quiet absence of a forgotten part of herself. As she begins searching for her lost shadow, the journey slowly becomes something deeper: a rediscovery of imagination, rest, nature, and the hidden parts of ourselves we often lose while trying to keep up with the world around us. The Shadow Bird is a poetic picture book about longing, burnout, freedom, and finding your way back to yourself. Finalist of The Unpublished Picturebook Showcase 5.