The Dark
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 1979 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

The Dark

By Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator)

Part of the Classic Munsch series

A mysterious dark devours shadows, growing unstoppable. Can it be contained?

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32 pages· 465 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Jule Ann accidentally unleashes a shadow-eating dark from a cookie jar. As it devours her family's shadows, it grows to engulf her entire house. With her home at stake, Jule Ann must devise a clever plan to stop the dark's relentless expansion. Will she succeed in restoring light to her world, or will the darkness consume everything she holds dear? Dive into this thrilling tale of courage and ingenuity, where every shadow could be the last.

From the publisher

Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann’s shadow, and then her mother and father’s shadows, growing bigger and bigger with each swallow. When the Dark grows as big as her house, Jule Ann comes up with an ingenious plan to get it back where it belongs. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book brings all of the escalating thrills of The Dark to a new generation of young readers.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
465
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
490L
Themes & topics
Books about shadowsBooks about first conceptsBooks about size and shapeBooks about imagination and play
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.3
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
March 5, 2019
First published
January 1, 1979
Publisher
Annick Press
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781773211053

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