Anne Bertier

Best friends Little Round and Big Square enjoy playing together, making themselves into all sorts of fun shapes and objects. But when Big Square begins to show off a bit, making himself (herself?) into all sorts of things that Little Round can't copy, it looks like their playtime is over. Then Little Round suggests that they make shapes and objects together, and the real fun starts...

Originally published in France as Mercredi, this innovative concept book plays with shapes in an entertaining way, demonstrating how they can be taken apart and put back together again in new and creative forms. It also tells an engaging story about friendship, and the give and take necessary for successful play involving more than one participant. The book is simply designed, with lots of white space on the page, bold black typeface used for the text, and the blue and orange of its two characters/shapes arranged in interesting ways. Recommended to anyone looking for new and slightly different takes on the concept book devoted to shapes.… (mehr)