Why astronaut Chris Hadfield is going from outer space to your child's bookshelf
Mercedes Grundy | CBC Arts | Posted: September 9, 2016 8:00 PM | Last Updated: September 9, 2016
You may have already heard of Canada's newest kid lit author — he's the country's most high-profile astronaut
Who could be more qualified to talk to your children about conquering fears than someone who spent nearly five months in outer space?
Author and astronaut Chris Hadfield is releasing his first children's book, The Darkest Dark, on September 10th. The book, which he co-wrote with writer Kate Fillion, transports young readers to Stag Island in Southern Ontario on the night of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. There, we meet nine-year-old "Chris," who discovers a way to conquer his fear of the dark and follow his dreams.
CBC Arts caught up with Hadfield and the book's illustrators, brothers Terry and Eric Fan, to get an inside look at their collaboration and to find out how working with Hadfield helped the Fans overcome some of their own fears.
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