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Truth to be told, I have actually heard of this book when I was small, but I have never read this book up until now. “The Knight Who was Afraid of the Dark” is a children's book by Barbara Shook Hazen along with illustrations by Tony Ross and it is about a brave knight named Sir Fred who was not afraid of anything...well except for the dark. “The Knight Who was Afraid of the Dark” is a truly fantastic book that children who are also afraid of the dark will easily relate to for many years!

Wow! I Truth to be told, I have actually heard of this book when I was small, but I have never read this book up until now. “The Knight Who was Afraid of the Dark” is a children's book by Barbara Shook Hazen along with illustrations by Tony Ross and it is about a brave knight named Sir Fred who was not afraid of anything...well except for the dark. “The Knight Who was Afraid of the Dark” is a truly fantastic book that children who are also afraid of the dark will easily relate to for many years!

Wow! I was so impressed by this rare gem of a book! Barbara Shook Hazen has done an excellent job at writing this book as it is truly hilarious and cute at the same time! I loved Sir Fred's relationship with Lady Wendylyn as they clearly care about each other and when you read the ending of this book, oh boy their relationship is even cuter! I loved the character of Sir Fred himself as he is extremely brave, but his fear of the dark makes him into an extremely endearing character that I could easily relate to as I was once afraid of the dark, but now that I have conquered my fear, I just love being in the dark all the time! I also loved the facet that the writing mainly focused on how Sir Fred was trying to conquer his fear of the dark and many children who also have the same fear of the dark as Sir Fred did will definitely be able to relate to him and his problems. Tony Ross' illustrations were extremely hilarious as the characters look extremely surreal and I loved how all the events are set during the nighttime. The images that really stood out to me were of the images of Sir Fred himself, especially as he is seen carrying an electric eel and a jar of fireflies to keep him comfortable in the dark. I also loved the image of Lady Wendylyn herself as she has long blond hair and a beautiful white dress that brings out the royalty in her.

Parents should know that the images in this book might be a little creepy to smaller children who do not like dark illustrations. Since most of the illustrations take place in the dark, kids might fear the illustrations, especially if they are afraid of the dark themselves. Also, most of the character in this book do look a little odd, so children who do not like surreal images might have trouble sitting through this book.

Overall, “The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark” is a truly fantastic tale about conquering your fears that children who are also afraid of the dark will easily enjoy! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since smaller children might be scared by the dark illustrations. ...more

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