Story overview
Rafi and his friends discover why a paper pumpkin lantern makes a jumping shadow, then turn their worries into a neighborhood shadow show.
Themes & audience
Gentle Halloween stories and curious questions
Adults sharing original illustrated stories with children ages 4–7, especially readers interested in gentle halloween stories and curious questions.
Read, talk & try
Make a shadow with your hand and a grown-up’s flashlight. Move the light, then your hand. What changes? Never shine a light into anyone’s eyes. Draw a shadow creature and give it a funny name.
Make a shadow with your hand and a grown-up’s flashlight. Move the light, then your hand. What changes? Never shine a light into anyone’s eyes. Draw a shadow creature and give it a funny name.
What to know about this edition
Preview the reading experience
This is a short illustrated picture book with 20 interior pages, eight scene illustrations, and a shared activity. It is fiction, not a textbook or a promise of a developmental outcome. Text and illustrations were created with AI and reviewed for this edition.
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