Darkless by Tanu Shree Singh

Childhood on one hand is filled with fun, frolic and laughter and on the other with the terror of monsters under the bed and the fear of grappling the world outside.

What makes kids feel safe and sheltered is the love around them.

Darkless written by Tanu Shree Singh with beautiful, poignant illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat is a children’s book that follows the journey of little Ani, through the sadness he feels until he rediscovers his light.

The book follows Ani through his daily routine where all his days feel listless and looooong. The sunshine doesn’t excite him nor does the thought of playing with his friends. Even his Nani and Dobby the dog can’t get a smile out of him. Life around him seems to have lost all colour.

How does Ani get colour back in his life?

Does he ever smile again?

Spoiler Alert: Yesss he does.

With advice given to him by the very same person who has given all of us brilliant advice in our lives too – Our Mothers. It is simple and one that would do us all good to follow – LOVE.

“…as long as you let others love you, you will be okay,”

With a base story dealing with temporary separation anxiety, Darkless reminds us that as long as we let love in, regardless of our age, we will be fine.

A great way to open up a conversation with kids about any illness, sadness and even loss, Darkless is an empathetic way of empowering children with the skills to cope in today’s world while setting them off on a journey to find their own rainbow’s in whatever colour or hue they desire.

A book for all ages from 6 to 99+

Happy Reading :)