Activity Pack

The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

The King has banned the dark and the town is celebrating! Can you spot the five differences between the two scenes below?

The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

If you were King or Queen for a day, what would you ban?

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The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

Royal Word Search

Can you fi nd the following words in the word search above?

Fireworks

King

Dark

Lamp

Light

Celebration

Castle

Sun

The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

Can you count all the sleeping people in the classroom? Add some bright colours to this scene to help wake them up!

The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

The King’s advisors are spreading rumours about the dark, but what are they saying?

Write your ideas for rumours about the dark in the speech bubbles below.

The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

The King is throwing a big fireworks party, help to design his poster.

The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth

Illustrations © Emily Haworth-Booth 2018 from The King Who Banned the Dark, published by

Add your own firework display to the scene.