The Game in the Dark

Les Jeux

by Hervé Tullet

This book can only read in the dark. It has been printed with glow-in-the-dark ink and can be charged up by placing it under a light source which brings a magical universe to life.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

14 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2012

About the author

Hervé Tullet is the creator of more than fifty children’s books, including Press Here, which has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He loves to provoke surprise with his books, as well as in the dynamic workshops that he takes part in. He lives in Paris and is celebrated internationally for his playful, inventive, and interactive storytelling.

Reviews

[Nicola · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love Hervé Tullet! I think Miss almost-4 would have really enjoyed this a year ago. As it is, I enjoy it far more than her and she looks at it for about 10 seconds before asking for the next book on the stack.

Miss 3 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Maria · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really great idea but not enough developed in my opinion. Feels very gimmicky and slightly too abstract.

[Joella · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this particular author! And this new book is fun as well. It is a board book that doesn’t have any words. The story is completely told through pictures. But not just any type of pictures. The story is told through glow-in-the-dark pictures. It is about night and stars and the way light dances at night. It is fun to look at, especially with the fun cut-outs located on various pages.

The only trick is that if you take the book and go in a dark space to “read” it then it might not work. The book has to be looked at in the light so that the glow-in-the-dark element will actually work. The first time that I looked at the book I only quickly turned the pages while standing in the light. Then when I went into a dark room, the book only had some of the pictures activated. I had to go back through the book in the light before going to see the full effect in the dark. Although, this could also be a good thing. That means that the book could have different variations of “story” depending upon what type of glow-in-the-dark elements work.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really fun, especially for those who love glow-in-the-dark. How this board book will hold up in the library collection is another matter. This would be fun to try in an evening story time with the lights out.

It's wordless which makes it a nice choice for all ages to just look at each page and be inspired.

[Ivana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Elianka ju ma rada, aj ked si ju pozera zriedka. Nie je to na seriozne citanie, je to knizka s fosforeskujucimi stranami, ale je velmi zaujimava vdaka tvarom, ktore v tme svietia a zaroven vdaka dieram v stranach... da sa s tym vselico vymysliet :-)

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

genius, once again. Not about reading, at all. :)

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A glow in the dark board book with spacey shapes. A great bedtime book or gift book. PreK-2.