Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room Activity Packs

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room Activity Packs

Bloomsbury Children's Books is offering FREE activity packs for the hilarious first children's book from Paddington star, Hugh Bonneville with brilliantly funny illustrations from Loretta Schauer. Publishing on 26th March in paperback.

Each pack will include the following:

  • Poster
  • Standee
  • Bookmarks
  • Stickers
  • Activity sheets

About the book

Rory Sparkes is a boy with a head full of dreams. He might become a strongman and travel the world with the circus. Or he might try to make it as a cowboy – that would be a fantas-tic second best. Although at the moment he’d settle for missing his maths lesson and making his torch work properly.

As he plots to help his best friend, Guy, earn enough money to buy the latest top-of-the-line model boat (so they can set sail for South America), the circus rolls into town and everything spirals out of control. With Guy needing help doing odd jobs for the terrifying Madame Lowe, and with Clare, Rory’s annoying older sister, planning a dastardly prank, will Rory’s plans ever work out? Let’s see …

About the author

Just like Rory Sparkes, Hugh Bonneville grew up and went to primary school in South East London. Later on, he studied Theology at the University of Cambridge and became a professional actor in 1985. His career has spanned radio, television, film and stage, including the voice of Santa in Stick Man, as well as Downton Abbey and the Paddington films.

How to order

Orders for one pack per library only. If you are ordering more than one pack (to disperse to other libraries in your region) you need to also email  kathleen.ktorides@readingagency.org.uk to notify her of the individual library names that the packs will be used at. Alternatively, you can do individual orders for each library in the shop. Please place your order by Friday 6 March. Packs may sell out before this date.

Packs will be dispatched to libraries in March.

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