A couple of my book pals mentioned that he did a children's picture book, based on his childhood in Ontario, I knew I had to give it a try.

AD – Olpro Cubo Breeze was gifted for review purposes A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Cocoon Breeze, a large inflatable drive away awning from Olpro. The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield is by some distance the most inspirational children’s book I’ve reviewed. The moon landing is mind-boggling in itself, but something even more important catches Chris's attention – he never noticed how dark it was in space. The Darkest Dark is the debut picture book by Commander Chris Hadfield, international bestselling author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, with spectacular illustrations by illustration team, The Fan Brothers.Backmatter includes a biography, photographs and illustrated mementos, and an inspiring message from Hadfield about the wonders of the night sky. It is a truly beautiful, inspiring story that left me with a tear in my eye and a warm fuzzy feeling of determination that I must do whatever I can to ensure that my own children will also reach for the stars. Hadfield most recently served as Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. The Darkest Dark does a great job capturing the liveliness of a child's imagination, be it through acting out their aspirations or reacting to their fears.

Young Chris is afraid of the dark until he sees the Eagle land on the moon and is moved by the beauty of space. His music video, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity," received over 10 million views in its first three days online. Written by astronaut Chris Hadfield (famous for covering David Bowie’s Space Oddity on the ISS), it is based around his childhood dreams of being an astronaut. Hadfield served as Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim for his breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. The artwork here, done in pencil and colored digitally, was absolutely lovely, capturing both the beauty and the menace of the dark which so frightened the story's hero.If you have a child who is petrified of the dark, this book may just help them overcome their night time monsters or possibly give you a few ideas on how to help them tackle the boogeyman under their bed. During the day he could let his vivid imagination run rampant as he fought off aliens and traversed through space. The way the darkness comes to life with little creatures shifting around in the shadows brought the fear of the dark to the page in a whole new way and style. Recommended to young space lovers and would-be astronauts, as well as to children who are afraid of the dark. He was CAPCOM for 25 Shuttle launches and served as Director of NASA Operations in Star City, Russia from 2001-2003, Chief of Robotics at the Johnson Space Center in Houston from 2003-2006, and Chief of International Space Station Operations from 2006-2008.

Chris tries really hard to sleep in his own room, but he’s petrified of aliens getting him in the dark.His widely-praised debut picture book, The Night Gardener, was a collaboration with his brother Terry. Based on the author's own experiences, and beautifully illustrated, this is an inspiring story about facing up to fear and following your dreams. In the back cover of the book, there is a little message from Chris and an excerpt from it reads, “The dark is for dreams – and morning is for making them come true.

In the story, Chris realises that you’re never really alone because your dreams are always there with you. For longer trips when we’re staying in one place for a while, the Cocoon Breeze is exactly what we need. El libro, tiene las tapas blanditas pero su encuadernación, grosor de hojas e impresión es bastante buena. The illustrations of the book were beautiful, the children loved looking at them and pointing out different space items hiding in the background. The artwork from the Fan brothers is exceptional, in particular the star fields and moonscape draws comparisons with Satoshi Kitamura's UFO Diary in that it evokes a sense of wonder of the vastness of space while maintaining an element of motion.And the next day when it gets dark, everyone huddles around the television and together they watch the moon landing. He has been to space three times and was Commander of the International Space Station for five months on his most recent mission. But I have to say, the words, dreams, and message are what I will remember the most from this story. He was CAPCOM for twenty-five Shuttle launches and served as Director of NASA Operations in Star City, Russia, Chief of Robotics for the NASA Astronaut Office in Houston, and Chief of International Space Station Operations. In this latter sense, it reminded me a bit of Dianna Hutts Aston's The Moon Over Star, which also dealt with a group watching the moon landing in 1969.