The king of Darkness
Picture book by Lilit Altunyan
- Inclusion in "White Raven 2024" list by International Youth Library
- Publishing Support from Ministry of Culture Sport and Education of Republic of Armenia
A little king lived in his castle - the Darkness.
Every morning he would drink his black coffee and play chess with the black pieces. Life was perfect because nothing disturbed the Darkness, until a strange sound from behind his window robbed him of peace.
Very afraid of the outside world, he tried many ways to figure out the sound, but nothing worked in Darkness.
Life in the castle was no longer happy.
He eventually decided to overcome his fear and open the door.
This is how he discovers… light!
The King of Darkness is not at all a book about being afraid of darkness...
It’s a picture book that explores the question of overcoming the fear of going beyond one’s comfort zone. A story teaching to trust one’s own intuition and eventually seeing the balance in duality, understanding the harmony of oppositions.
Vernatun Publishing, 2023
Hardcover 235 x 300 x 90 mm
40 pages
Ages 3-8
Foreign rights sold: Russia - Gorodets Publishing
Picture book by Lilit Altunyan
- Inclusion in "White Raven 2024" list by International Youth Library
- Publishing Support from Ministry of Culture Sport and Education of Republic of Armenia
A little king lived in his castle - the Darkness.
Every morning he would drink his black coffee and play chess with the black pieces. Life was perfect because nothing disturbed the Darkness, until a strange sound from behind his window robbed him of peace.
Very afraid of the outside world, he tried many ways to figure out the sound, but nothing worked in Darkness.
Life in the castle was no longer happy.
He eventually decided to overcome his fear and open the door.
This is how he discovers… light!
The King of Darkness is not at all a book about being afraid of darkness...
It’s a picture book that explores the question of overcoming the fear of going beyond one’s comfort zone. A story teaching to trust one’s own intuition and eventually seeing the balance in duality, understanding the harmony of oppositions.
Vernatun Publishing, 2023
Hardcover 235 x 300 x 90 mm
40 pages
Ages 3-8
Foreign rights sold: Russia - Gorodets Publishing
