In a small village where children are warned. "Stay away from the shadows," everyone learns to hide from what they don't understand. The shadows have no faces and make no sound - yet hearts race, throats tighten, and bedtime fills with unspoken worries.

Why the Shadows Were Afraid gives children a language for what they feel inside-and a picture of courage that doesn't have to be loud to be strong.

From the Stories from Heaven series (including The Whisper in the Wind and The Boy Who Waited)__, this book invites children to walk through the village of their own hearts and discover that sometimes, a whisper really does hold the light.