Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark is not afraid of Laszlo.
Laszlo lives in a house. The dark lives in the basement.
One night, the dark comes upstairs to Laszlo’s room, and Laszlo goes down to the basement.
This is the story of how Laszlo stops being afraid of the dark.
My Rating: 
The Dark is an imaginative tale that perfectly explains why there is no reason for anyone – especially young children – to be afraid of the dark.
Snicket personifies the dark, but not in the way that one would expect; instead of a sinister, terrifying being, the dark is welcoming, kind, and wise. It is the dark that comes to visit Lazlo, and the dark who teaches Lazlo a valuable lesson: without the dark, everything would be light, and you would never know if you needed a new lightbulb. This lesson, as the dark explains, does not just apply to darkness; it refers overcoming anything, and is a lesson that even I occasionally need to be reminded about. You can guarantee that if my future children are afraid of the dark, this will be the book to help them overcome that fear.
Really loved this book, I’d agree it’s a great book for a child struggling with the dark at night. Loved the way the Dark talked back to Lazlo. Klassens illustrations are amazing. Did you pick up any of his other picture books? They are funny!
I haven’t yet! Which ones would you suggest I read?
‘This is Not My Hat’. A very simple story but the illustrations are brilliant, real postmodern. Children love it(I really like it though!)
I’ll have to check it out! Thanks! 🙂