Barbara DaCosta encuentra fascinación en los aspectos extraños y peculiares de la vida, un tema que se entrelaza en su obra, desde libros infantiles alegres hasta misterios para adultos. Su escritura a menudo explora relaciones y situaciones inusuales con una perspectiva única. Colabora con otros artistas para crear historias visualmente atractivas que resuenan con lectores de todas las edades. La habilidad de DaCosta para encontrar lo extraordinario en lo ordinario la convierte en una voz distintiva en la literatura.
Night Shadows tells the story of a lonely girl who finds an unlikely friend in her elderly neighbor. Each night kids have been creeping around and spray painting houses in Tasha’s neighborhood. Two days in a row, her neighbor Mrs. Lucy awakes to find graffiti outside her home. Tasha helps her paint over it. They discover that they are alike, except for their age, and become inseparable.
Late at night, when all is quiet and everyone is asleep, a ninja creeps silently through the house in search of treasure. Soon he reaches his ultimate goal...and gets a big surprise! Will the nighttime ninja complete his mission?With spare text and lush illustrations, Nighttime Ninja is a fun, adventure-filled story about the power of play and imagination.