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[Children’s Book Review] The Dark by Lemony Snicket, Illustrated by Jon Klassen

August 17, 2017      Erica Robyn      8 Comments

Book Review of The Dark by Lemony Snicket, Illustrated by Jon Klassen

The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen is absolutely adorable! It has a great storyline and wonderful artwork. I would highly recommend this for anyone that enjoys children’s books.

And if you’re looking for a great gift for a child you know, I would definitely suggest this!

My Thoughts on The Dark by Lemony Snicket, Illustrated by Jon Klassen

This was such a cute book! I absolutely loved it. Definitely one that I will be buying when I have kiddos, but also as gifts for my friends kids.

The Dark book spread

The storyline was adorable! At first it was a bit spooky, but soon it was upbeat and happy. There is one page that has much more text than the others that was typical Lemony Snicket style. Of course I loved this page the most.

The Dark by Lemony Snicket page

My favorite element of this book was the author bio at the end, which stated:
LEMONY SNICKET has been accused of leaving his readers in the dark. He is the author of numerous books, including those in A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions.

Gosh, I love the Lemony Snicket persona SO much. I think it is so clever!

My Favorite Passages from The Dark

“What do you want?” asked Laszlo.
“I want to show you something,” said the dark.

You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by.

My Final Thoughts on The Dark

Again, I would highly recommend checking this book out!


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  1. Literary Feline says

    August 17, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    My daughter and I really enjoyed this book as well. 🙂

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      August 18, 2017 at 12:08 am

      Aw, yay!! I'm glad to hear it! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lauren Stoolfire says

    August 17, 2017 at 10:45 pm

    This looks awesome! 🙂

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      August 18, 2017 at 12:08 am

      😀

      Reply
  3. Dinh G says

    August 18, 2017 at 2:20 am

    What a coincidence that you reviewed Lemony Snicket! My son just finished A Series of Unfortunate Events series.
    I think my younger girls would enjoy The Dark. Looks very cute!

    Dinh@Arlene's Book Club

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      August 18, 2017 at 12:33 pm

      That's awesome! I hope he enjoyed the series! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Katiria Rodriguez says

    August 25, 2017 at 2:13 am

    Great review Erica this one really dose looks and sounds very cute and spooky! Thank you so much for the awesome post.

    Reply
    • Erica Hatch says

      August 25, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      Definitely! I highly recommend it if you want a quick children's book read! 🙂

      Reply

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