Book 3 · Free to read here. Paperback on its way.
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.
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Watch and read along
A reading of this book is being made. It will appear on Watch when it is ready.
Inside the companion
Read Together adds page cues and prediction pauses to the physical copy.The games take their shapes from the story; the passport collects 23 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
Zebra Stripes
Find the two zebras whose stripes match, then make a stripe pattern of your own.
No two zebras have the same stripes, page 9
Feed the Giraffe
Pick the leaves that are high, low and in between, and feed them to the giraffe.
Her neck is like a ladder to the treetops, page 11
Elephant Hum
Listen to the elephants and copy their hum: low, high, long, short.
A family of elephants humming a tune, page 25
Meerkat Crossing
Hop a meerkat past trotting zebras and elephants and across the hippos' river to the lily pad with the answer.
The meerkats on their lookout mound
Monkey Climb
Climb the tree's branches and ladders to pick the figs in order, jumping over the cheeky monkeys.
The monkeys swinging through the trees
Meerkat Pop-up
Meerkats pop up from their burrows holding signs: tap the one with the answer.
The meerkats standing lookout on their mound
Safari Snack Link
Tap touching animals that match, one after another, then tap the last one again to feed them: leaves for giraffes, grass for zebras, figs for monkeys, marula fruit for elephants and shrimp for flamingos.
Out on the golden plain, Henry's crayon draws each animal its favourite snack while Cecil cheers, and every full tummy brings the crayon jeep to life.
Henry's Safari Parade
Move Henry one square at a time to gather the safari friends. Each friend makes the parade longer, and the parade drops down if nobody is standing on anything. Gather everyone, then lead them into the jeep.
Henry leads a parade across his crayon safari drawing, with Cecil right behind him; each animal he reaches joins the line, and when everyone is there his drawing of the jeep comes to life.
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
Stripe Spotter
Leaf Picker
Hummer
River Hopper
Fig Picker
Meerkat Friend
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.