The Dark is a story of a boy who is frightened of the dark. As the story progresses, the dark begins to talk to the boy, who realises that the dark is nothing to be afraid of. This would be a useful story in the classroom for discussing the fears of pupils in the classroom and the way that one might be able to overcome their own fears.

The illustrations are gorgeous.

I wish I had this book in my childhood.

The dark—literally and figuratively—is about facing our darkest fears. I fell in love with the illustrations as much as I did with the short story. 10/10 reading this to my cat!

Per usual, Klassen's illustrations are an A+. I enjoy the tone of this book and think its intentions are great. However, not sure whether the target audience could sit still for as long as the prose stretches on. Would have been great if it were 30-50% shorter.

Brilliant read, adding to the joys of babysitting :)

Snicket. Klassen. The dynamic duo of writer extraordinaire and fanciful illustrator combine to tell the relatable story of being afraid of the dark, of the dark reaching out to the frightened child and making peace with him. Odd? Yes. Yet somehow fanciful and plausible all at once.

Not what I was expecting from a picture book, but it was very Snicket.
Four for keeping to his style while empowering children to face their fears.

Saw this at the grocery store today and thought, "hey, why not read it?" As a kid who was afraid of the dark, I can definitely relate.

I could see using this as a writing mentor text to show how the illustrations create the mood of a story!