Review: "How To Deal With The Dark"....................
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
This is an excellently written story that shows your child how to deal with the "Dark"..The illustrations are bright, colorful, funny and a little scary, especially "The Murky Shadow"..Just the cover alone made my niece want to read it..At this age your children are just starting to learn the meaning of the word "fear"..It's not just being afraid of shadows, monsters, darkness but in today's society you have bullies and the unknown lurking everywhere...This book teaches parents very creative and fun ways to develope courage, self-esteem and for you child to be able to stand-up for himself..Sometimes the "power of fear" alone can hold you back from doing or becoming what you want...Tommy is becoming a big boy and shouldn't be sleeping in his parents bedroom any longer because he is afraid of "The Murky Shadow" that crawls out from under his bed at night..But he often runs to Mom and Dad's bed everynight only to awake in the morning back in his own room..(I am sure this sounds familiar to all parents)..So, Tommy's parents tell him if there is "Murky Lurky" in this house they are going to find him together..Showing that an adult isn't afraid of a shadow..Then one night Dad says he has a present for Tommy and challenges him to think about how to get down the dark hall to their bedroom for the surprise..Will he overcome his fear or run into "Murky Lurky"....The pictures alone will engage and hold your child's attention..I actually thought this was illustrated so well it was like watching an animated story and had both of us laughing..