The Dark

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A universal and empowering story about conquering your fears, from Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen. Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo but mostly it spends its time in the basement.

It doesn't visit Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does…

Join Lazlo on his journey to meet the dark, and find out why it will never bother him again. With emotional insight and poetic economy, two world-renowned talents of children's literature bring to light a powerful story about overcoming fears.

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A universal and empowering story about conquering your fears, from Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen. Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo but mostly it spends its time in the basement.

It doesn't visit Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does…

Join Lazlo on his journey to meet the dark, and find out why it will never bother him again. With emotional insight and poetic economy, two world-renowned talents of children's literature bring to light a powerful story about overcoming fears.

If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.

We love this book because it is:

  • a visual representation of overcoming a fear

  • a great introduction to personification

  • full of suspense but with a reassuring ending

Learning opportunities:

  • Science: why does it get dark at night?

  • Science: sunrise & sunset

  • PSHE: overcoming fears

  • PSHE: helping a friend who is afraid

  • Art: create a picture about one of your fears & tell a friend about it

  • Art: create a sunset painting

  • Writing: add thought bubbles to the pictures to display what Lazlo is thinking

  • Writing: write a diary entry about Lazlo’s fear

  • PSHE: do we need the dark?

Visit the CLPE website for some detailed planning: The Dark Teaching Ideas

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