Chris Hadfield, The Fan Brothers
Penguin Random House, 2018.
From the Publisher: Chris loves rockets and planets and pretending he’s a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem–at night, Chris doesn’t feel so brave. He’s afraid of the dark. But when he watches the groundbreaking moon landing on TV, he realizes that space is the darkest dark there is–and the dark is beautiful and exciting, especially when you have big dreams to keep you company. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield The Darkest Dark will encourage readers to dream the impossible.
This story about overcoming fears, permission to dream, and following passions was a great way to talk about self-limiting attitudes and the possibility of following the pursuits things that interest us, intrigue us, or even scare/challenge us. There’s no better inspiration that Commander Chris Hadfield, and sharing his story is a motivator to keep dreaming and keep working at what we love!