Night shift.
Written and illustrated by Debi Gliori.
Hot Key Books, 2017.
Picture book for older readers / adults.
A groundbreaking picture book on depression with stunning
illustrations. With stunning black and white illustration and deceptively
simple text, author and illustrator Debi Gliori examines how depression affects
one's whole outlook upon life, and shows that there can be an escape - it may
not be easy to find, but it is there. Drawn from Debi's own experiences and
with a moving testimony at the end of the book explaining how depression has
affected her and how she continues to cope, Debi hopes that by sharing her own
experience she can help others who suffer from depression, and to find that
subtle shift that will show the way out. 'I have used dragons to represent
depression. This is partly because of their legendary ability to turn a once
fertile realm into a blackened, smoking ruin and partly because popular
mythology shows them as monstrous opponents with a tendency to pick fights with
smaller creatures. I'm not particularly brave or resourceful, and after so many
years battling my beasts, I have to admit to a certain weariness, but I will
arm-wrestle dragons for eternity if it means that I can help anyone going
through a similar struggle.’
Deceptively simple – but written for older teens / adults –
this is profound in its simplicity.
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