Frida and Bear Play the Shape Game!

The inimitable Anthony Brown and co-creator Hanne Bartholin invite young artists to play the shape game—and get creative.

Frida and Bear love to draw. But what should they draw? First Frida draws a shape and gives it to Bear. “Try to turn this shape into something,” she says. Bear looks at the shape and adds a bit more, and now it’s a puppy! Then it’s Frida’s turn, and before they know it, they’ve drawn a big fish and a funny pig, a monkey from a scrap of wrapping paper, and a butterfly out of a twig. A simple idea spurs endless possibilities in a new winner from Anthony Browne and Hanne Bartholin.Anthony Browne is a former British Children’s Laureate and has received many awards for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He has written and illustrated more than forty books, including Little Beauty, One Gorilla: A Counting Book, How Do You Feel?, and What If . . . ? He lives in England.

Hanne Bartholin is a Danish illustrator and recipient of the Danish Ministry of Culture Illustration Prize. She lives in Copenhagen.