Henry and the Crayon Spaceship
It is bedtime, but Henry has one more thing to draw. A spaceship! Red, silver and blue. Then the crayon does something magical, and Henry and his pug Cecil are off, past the Sun, around the planets and out to the quiet Milky Way, before it is time to come home to bed.
Ages: Ages 2 to 5, with a grown-up-led Together mode for younger children
Themes: Bedtime, Imagination, Space, Friendship, Coming home
Henry draws with: red, silver, blue crayons.
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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 24 stamps for this adventure.
Buckle, Beep, Blast!
Buckle up, switch on the lights, start the engine and count down to blast off.
Cockpit sequence and WHOOSH/BEEP, page 8
Crayon Rocket Workshop
Draw with magic crayons. Every stroke sparkles and becomes real.
Henry draws the red, silver and blue spaceship; it grows magically, pages 5 to 7
Guess the World
Cecil looks towards the worlds. Listen to the clue and choose which world is near.
The repeating prediction pages throughout the journey
Jupiter Moon Count
Give Jupiter the number of moons Henry asks for.
Jupiter's many moons, page 19
Save the Planets
Steer the crayon spaceship under the falling space rocks and catch them before they bump a planet.
The planets Henry visits, pages 9 to 27
Quiet Milky Way
Tap a few stars to hear soft sounds. Then just watch.
Silent wonder beyond the planets, page 28
Too Hot for Cecil!
Sort things that are hot, cold, or safe to touch with a grown-up.
Sun and Mercury caution, pages 9 to 11
Earth from Space
Find oceans, trees, clouds, mountains and home in a playful Earth scene.
Blue, green and white Earth, page 15
Mars Mountain Mission
Guide Cecil up the volcano using up, down and around.
Red Mars and the enormous volcano, page 17
Saturn Ring Builder
Place broad ring segments around Saturn and make patterns.
Glittering rings of ice and stone, page 21
Sideways Like Uranus
Turn the planet upright or sideways, then copy Cecil's roll with a grown-up.
Uranus spins on its side; Cecil copies it, page 23
Neptune Wind Ride
Steer the rocket through wide lanes while the wind gently pushes it.
Storms make the spaceship wobble; Henry reassures Cecil, page 25
Home Before Bed
Put the adventure pictures in story order.
The ship shrinks back into the drawing and Henry sleeps, pages 29 to 30
Explorer stamps
- First Flight
- Crayon Artist
- Mercury
- Venus
- Earth
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- Uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
- Moon Counter
- Planet Saver
- Quiet Star
- Song Star
- Book Buddy
- Maker
- Sun Visor
- Home Planet
- Crayon Flag
- Ring Badge
- Sideways Roll
- Calm Space
- Goodnight
The refrain
In the book: "Come on, Cecil, look over here. Can you guess which planet is near?"
In the companion: "Come on, Cecil, look over here. Can you guess which world is near?"
The companion says 'world' rather than 'planet' because the refrain leads into the Pluto scene, and Pluto is a dwarf planet.