Something scary is following Stoney. Stoney learns it is a shadow and struggles with the help of friends and neighbors to incorporate shadows in games, finally embracing shadows as playmates. The author believes she saved her sister from experiencing fear when first encountering shadows because she was prepared from reading this book. Now, she hopes this book will help you do the same for the children in your life. Gender, age, ethnicity and family neutral language makes this story equally accessible to all children and families.