Michelle Cuevas

"When Jacques Papier discovers he's imaginary, he sets off on a journey to find his true home"--

Lonely Turtle's only friend is his shadow until he decides to build a deck, then a garden, then houses and other buildings until, while he naps, new friends arrive.

After Smoot the shadow comes unstuck from his boy, he has a wild time that inspires other shadows to live out their dreams.

Pigeon Jones, abandoned as a baby, is found and raised by Birch, a white, former circus elephant who paints beautiful pictures, and through their travels and adventures they discover the meanings of love and family.