Author: Barker, Fiona
Interest age: from c 3 years
Published on 11 September 2025 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 32 pages
249 x 274 x 5 | 202g
A heartwarming picture book about two best friends who
learn how accept each other's differences.
Hank and Hoog are best friends - they do EVERYTHING together.
Until one evening when Hank confesses that he's scared of the
dark...
Hoog can't understand - there's nothing to be scared of!
But Hank can't stop thinking about the shadows, and what's making
those nighttime noises?
They may not agree on the dark, but there's something they both definitely
like: each other.
And with a good friend, there will always be light in the darkness...
With a laugh-out-loud story bursting with personality and beautiful
illustrations full of heart, I Definitely Don't Like the
Dark is an instant picture book classic
Christine Pym's hand-drawn illustrations bring a uniquely special
character to this story
Enjoy more of Hank and Hoog's adventures with the first book
in the series I Definitely Don't Like Winter
With themes of friendship, disagreement, compromise and honesty