Henry and the Magic Crayon: On Safari
Henry cannot sleep. His head is full of manes and stripes and trumpets. So he draws a fine safari jeep with the roof folded down, and the magic crayon does the rest. Off they bounce, Henry and Cecil, across a golden plain to meet a dazzle of zebras, a gentle giraffe, cheeky monkeys, yawning hippos, a watchful lion, dreaming flamingos, a family of meerkats, a storm full of fireflies and the humming elephants, before the stars come out and it is time for bed.
Ages: Ages 2 to 5, with a grown-up-led Together mode for younger children
Themes: Bedtime, Imagination, Animals, Bravery, Families, Coming home
Henry draws with: green, yellow, brown crayons.
Find a copy
Inside the companion
The companion does not replace the book. Read mode adds page cues and prediction pauses to the physical copy; the games take their shapes from the story; the passport collects 17 stamps for this adventure.
Buckle, Beep, Vroom!
Buckle up, beep the horn, start the engine and count down to drive off.
Cushion seats, VROOM and BEEP, page 6
Crayon Jeep Workshop
Draw a jeep with magic crayons. Every stroke sparkles and becomes real.
Henry draws a fine safari jeep with the roof folded down, pages 3 to 5
Guess Who's Going to Pass
Cecil looks through the grass. Listen to the clue and choose who is going to pass.
The repeating guessing pages before each animal
Count the Meerkats
Give the meerkat mound the number of lookouts Henry asks for.
The family of meerkats standing to attention, page 21
Firefly Hop
Hop the crayon jeep along the night-time track and catch every glowing firefly.
A thousand small fireflies dance through the night, page 23
Quiet Stars
Tap a few stars over the plain to hear soft sounds. Then just watch.
A million bright stars over the plain, page 26
Explorer stamps
- First Drive
- Safari Artist
- Zebras
- Giraffe
- Monkeys
- Hippos
- Lion
- Flamingos
- Meerkats
- Fireflies
- Elephants
- Meerkat Counter
- Firefly Finder
- Plain Star
- Safari Singer
- Safari Reader
- Safari Maker
The refrain
In the book: "Come on, Cecil, look through the grass. Can you guess who's going to pass?"
In the companion: "Come on, Cecil, look through the grass. Can you guess who's going to pass?"
Book three's refrain needs no change for the companion.