Dread in the Dark
Little Fears
Author
Tuula Pere
Illustrator
Catty Flores
Themes
Fears
It is critical for children to know their worries and fears are heeded and understood, and even more imperative when a new baby is taking away any extra attention the child would have had before the baby. I love how the author was able to display the significance of that fact by using a very relatable situation of being a small child afraid of a new room with new sensory things happening.
The author takes us on an emotional journey of going through the jealousy of having to share the limelight with a new baby in the family to growing older and having a new bedroom further away from the safety of your parents’ room.
Dread in the Dark is a wonderful picture book that helps children identify their feelings and shows them that their feelings are valid. It also teaches children how to work through the emotions they have in a productive and safe way that will help them build social skills and self-confidence.
— Literary Titan
Tuula Pere relates to a child's terror and presents it to her audience in a non-threatening way, showing that when a child's routine is altered, normal occurrences can seem frightening. After reading this book, children may feel more confident about the sounds they hear in the dark or be more likely to share their feelings with caregivers.
Catty Flores's unique illustrations show unsaid truths, like a newborn father's tired eyes and a child's panic.
If you know children who are afraid of staying in their bedroom in the dark, Dread in the Dark is the perfect story for them.
— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite
It is critical for children to know their worries and fears are heeded and understood, and even more imperative when a new baby is taking away any extra attention the child would have had before the baby. I love how the author was able to display the significance of that fact by using a very relatable situation of being a small child afraid of a new room with new sensory things happening.
The author takes us on an emotional journey of going through the jealousy of having to share the limelight with a new baby in the family to growing older and having a new bedroom further away from the safety of your parents’ room.
Dread in the Dark is a wonderful picture book that helps children identify their feelings and shows them that their feelings are valid. It also teaches children how to work through the emotions they have in a productive and safe way that will help them build social skills and self-confidence.
— Literary Titan
Tuula Pere relates to a child's terror and presents it to her audience in a non-threatening way, showing that when a child's routine is altered, normal occurrences can seem frightening. After reading this book, children may feel more confident about the sounds they hear in the dark or be more likely to share their feelings with caregivers.
Catty Flores's unique illustrations show unsaid truths, like a newborn father's tired eyes and a child's panic.
If you know children who are afraid of staying in their bedroom in the dark, Dread in the Dark is the perfect story for them.
— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite
It is critical for children to know their worries and fears are heeded and understood, and even more imperative when a new baby is taking away any extra attention the child would have had before the baby. I love how the author was able to display the significance of that fact by using a very relatable situation of being a small child afraid of a new room with new sensory things happening.
— Literary Titan
The author takes us on an emotional journey of going through the jealousy of having to share the limelight with a new baby in the family to growing older and having a new bedroom further away from the safety of your parents’ room.
— Literary Titan
Dread in the Dark is a wonderful picture book that helps children identify their feelings and shows them that their feelings are valid. It also teaches children how to work through the emotions they have in a productive and safe way that will help them build social skills and self-confidence.
— Literary Titan
Tuula Pere relates to a child's terror and presents it to her audience in a non-threatening way, showing that when a child's routine is altered, normal occurrences can seem frightening. After reading this book, children may feel more confident about the sounds they hear in the dark or be more likely to share their feelings with caregivers.
— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite
Catty Flores's unique illustrations show unsaid truths, like a newborn father's tired eyes and a child's panic.
— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite
If you know children who are afraid of staying in their bedroom in the dark, Dread in the Dark is the perfect story for them.
— Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers’ Favorite
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