The Dark

Laszlo is afraid of the dark.

The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo. Mostly, though, the dark stays in the basement and doesn't come into Lazslo's room. But one night, it does.

This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dark.

With emotional insight and poetic economy, two award-winning talents team up to conquer a universal childhood fear.

Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/02/2013
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.97h x 7.07w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9780316187480
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 157787 / Dark


Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Gold Medal Winner
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Winner
Award: Greenaway Medal - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Governor General's Literary Awards - Finalist
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Star of the North Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2013 pg. 65
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2013
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2013 pg. 91
Booklist 03/01/2013 pg. 58
School Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 144
New York Times Book Review 04/14/2013 pg. 14
Shelf Awareness 04/09/2013
New York Times Book Review 04/21/2013 pg. 24
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2013 pg. 483 - Book Of Special Distinction
Quill & Quire 06/01/2013 pg. 34
People Weekly 08/12/2013 pg. 67
New York Times Book Review 11/10/2013 pg. 31
PW Best Children's Books 11/11/2013 pg. 23
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 32
Shelf Awareness 12/13/2013
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/08/2013 pg. 35
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 04/01/2013
School Library Journal 02/01/2017

About the Author
Lemony Snicket had an unusual education and a perplexing youth and now endures a despondent adulthood. His previous published works include All the Wrong Questions, the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Composer is Dead, and 13 Words.