We Can Play Anything! [Hardcover]

What would you play if you could play anything? Two young children let their imaginations run free in this joyful book from multi-award-winning illustrator Marit Törnqvist.

What will the friends play today? Will they bake cookie animals that roar and quack, meet a story snake, sleep in an animal hotel or put on a show? Together they can playeverything!

This bright picture book is a vibrant celebration of the imagination and the value of play.

Marit Törnqvistis a multi-award-winning Swedish illustrator and author. In 2011 she was awarded a Golden Plaque from the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava, one of the most prestigious children's illustration awards. In 2024, Marit was the first children's illustrator to receive the esteemed Johannes Vermeer Award, the Dutch state prize for the arts. She is the creator of many books includingWake Up, Let's Play!and has illustrated several of Astrid Lindgren's picture books, includingThe Fearless Little Farm Boy(Floris Books). Marit divides her time between the Netherlands and Sweden.

'A celebration of boundless imagination, this picture book will enchant and delight.'—Foreword Reviews

'Törnqvist captures an enchanting mix of a child's imagination and reality. Endlessly immersive.'—Kirkus Reviews

'A simple celebration of imaginative play with vibrant, gorgeous illustrations.'—Youth Services Book Review

'In each scene that the children imagine, you can see how their minds work and how something simple can become larger just with a little imagination. A simple picture book that celebrates imagination and the importance of play. Children might even be able to take some of those ideas and use them the next time they are playing with friends.'—YA Books Central

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