Convinced that aliens are lurking in the dark, young Chris has trouble at bedtime, and doesn't really want to sleep in a separate room from his parents. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield and brought to life by Terry and Eric Fan's lush, evocative illustrations, The Darkest Dark will encourage readers to dream the impossible. The darkest dark is a beautiful picture book inspired by Chris Hadfield's childhood, he dreams of one day becoming an astronaut and his imagination is limitless, yet he fears the dark and all the aliens that may be sneaking up on him at night until he watches the 1969 moon landings and realises that space is the darkest dark possible and he wants desperately to be able to explore it. other reviewers have mentioned that there is the possibility to scare your children with some of the alien references.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Hadfield served as Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-breaking number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," received over 10 million views in its first three days online. The short summary by Chris on how he became an astronaut as well as pictures from his childhood through to space link the story to real life, giving a greater depth to the experience.

That young Chris goes from fearing the dark to understanding it and therefore conquering his fear, allowing him to follow his dreams is a powerful message. I have even caught her looking at the book (when i thought she was asleep) in the dark because of the glow in dark parts. The moon landing is mind-boggling in itself, but something even more important catches Chris's attention – he never noticed how dark it was in space. This book has plenty of potential for children to engage in drama activities (such as tableaux, thought tracking, improvisation, writing in role and creating soundscapes) which children will enjoy participating in and using drama has a positive impact on children's writing and support them to generate ideas (Dalby and Burton, 2013; Branscombe, 2015; Lee et al.His widely-praised debut picture book, The Night Gardener, was a collaboration with his brother Terry. The story provides a beautiful, innocent account of the common childhood fear of being scared or the dark and what can be found hiding within it. In the story, Chris realises that you’re never really alone because your dreams are always there with you.

His music video, a zero gravity version of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' received over 10 million views in its first three days online. After months of waiting, they can’t stand the anticipation anymore and rip open the box to turn it on.Based on the author's own experiences, and beautifully illustrated, this is an inspiring story about facing up to fear and following your dreams. The illustrations of the book were beautiful, the children loved looking at them and pointing out different space items hiding in the background. Thunder and lightening outside the window bring the scene to life and she gazes fondly at a huge portrait on the wall. One part of the creative team - with his brother Terry Fan - known collectively as the Fan Brothers. He is also the author of You Are Here , a book of breathtaking photos taken from space, and The Darkest Dark – his first ever children's picture book.

In astronaut Chris Hadfield's case, that's what he literally did: conquered his fear of the dark after seeing the first moon landing.My daughter loves it and the extra fun for her is that parts of the book and pages glow in the dark. When I travelled to the Black Forest in Germany, I decided to check out the Meet and Greet parking and Escape Lounge at Stansted airport before my flight. The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield is by some distance the most inspirational children’s book I’ve reviewed.