The King Who Banned the Dark, written and illustrated by Emily Haworth-Booth, is about a king who decides to use his power to tackle his fear of the dark by banning it.
Upon reading this magical modern fairy tale, five kids at Storyland had a roundtable discussion on the topic of banning.
Emily Haworth-Booth is an author and illustrator based in London. Her debut picture book, The King Who Banned the Dark, explores the relationship between light and darkness and power and rebellion through a fairytale-like story.
Emily was featured on our podcast in August, where she talks about how the idea for The King Who Banned the Dark crystallized at the end of her masters study of children’s book illustration and how her teaching experience at Royal Drawing School informs her story writing process.
Listen to our interview with Emily Haworth-Booth by clicking on the image below.
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