The artwork takes us from his home to the moon and beyond in strikingly beautiful atmospheric spreads, and it?s a book to inspire children with the wonder of space and all the opportunities life holds for them. (LoveReading4Kids)A wonderfully warm and exciting picture book... With spectacular colour illustrations by top team, The Fan Brothers, this gorgeous picture book offers both reassurance and a thrilling ride through space. (Lancashire Evening Post)A pitch-perfect, heart-warming story about facing fears and following dreams. (Mostly Books)Based on the author's own experiences, and beautifully illustrated, this is an inspiring story about facing up to fear and following your dreams. (Parents in Touch)

Young Chris is an astronaut. A very busy astronaut. Saving the planet from aliens is much more important than taking baths or going to bed. Because at bedtime the worst sort of alien appears - darkness. But when Chris watches the first moon landing on TV, he discovers that there is a dark out in Space that is much darker than he's used to. It's the darkest dark ever, and he realises that the unknown can be . . . exciting!

The Darkest Dark is the debut picture book by Commander Chris Hadfield, international bestselling author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth and You Are Here, with spectacular illustrations by illustration team The Fan Brothers. Inspired by Chris's decision to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo 11 moon landing at age nine, The Darkest Dark is an inspiring story about facing your fears and following your dreams.