He was able to see the beauty of the dark night, his fear vanished and from that day onward he never gave up on his dream of becoming an astronaut himself! This is a book I will read again and again with my girls because the message it portrays is the most important thing for any child to know. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," has nearly 50 million views, and his TED talk on fear has been viewed over 10 million times. In the story, Chris realises that you’re never really alone because your dreams are always there with you.

This leads to a reassessment of what darkness is, and how he feels about it, as well as to a life-long goal of getting out into that darkness. Un niño que tenía miedo a la oscuridad pero quería ser astronauta, y que hay más oscuro que el universo?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. He has been to space three times and was Commander of the International Space Station for five months on his most recent mission.

other reviewers have mentioned that there is the possibility to scare your children with some of the alien references. That spread when the family walks next door, with the full moon shining through the leafy trees, and Chris's "aliens" (fears) lumbering in the background? 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 Darkest Dark does a great job capturing the liveliness of a child's imagination, be it through acting out their aspirations or reacting to their fears. 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.Chris tries really hard to sleep in his own room, but he’s petrified of aliens getting him in the dark. His widely-praised debut picture book, The Night Gardener, was a collaboration with his brother Terry. Thunder and lightening outside the window bring the scene to life and she gazes fondly at a huge portrait on the wall. But I have to say, the words, dreams, and message are what I will remember the most from this story. His widely-praised debut picture book, The Night Gardener , was a collaboration with his brother Terry.