I LOVE this book! I love everything about it. I loved making it, I love the way that it looks and I love reading it at school events, it's just so much fun.
The initial idea happened really quickly. After all, I bet that at one point or another, everybody's wondered what their shadow gets up to when they're not looking. Then it was just a matter of exploring the relationship between Jack and his shadow. I decided that they should be like siblings, as when you're young, you're pretty much bound to your brothers or sisters all the time. So Jack's shadow is like a mischievous younger brother. Most of the time they get on, but not always...