wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
I'd love to read this to K/1st graders and then have them do an art project with found objects and doodled shapes.
kristinajean's review against another edition
3.0
A great introduction to a creative game, but as a story, this is rather dull.
leaflibrary's review
4.0
I used to play "the Shape Game," as Anthony Browne calls it, all the time with my dad. He would start a shape, and I'd add to it. Then he could add something else, or complete the image. By the end, we had countless creative shapes constructed cooperatively.
This version is a little different. Frida or Bear draw an outline, and the other fills it. There's no real narrative, but the characters' artwork encourages kids to create their own. My readers liked guessing what Frida and Bear would turn each shape into, and I wish the book had been structured a little better to build that suspense. For instance, instead of having the result on the opposite page, they could have placed it on the next page, so that kids could speculate before seeing the finished product.
This version is a little different. Frida or Bear draw an outline, and the other fills it. There's no real narrative, but the characters' artwork encourages kids to create their own. My readers liked guessing what Frida and Bear would turn each shape into, and I wish the book had been structured a little better to build that suspense. For instance, instead of having the result on the opposite page, they could have placed it on the next page, so that kids could speculate before seeing the finished product.
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