Ann Rand (1918-2007) trained as an architect at IIT, where she studied with Mies van der Rohe. She was the author of several children's books: Little 1 , Sparkle and Spin, and I Know a Lot of Things. Ingrid Fiksdahl King is an architect and painter. She is a coauthor, with Christopher Alexander, of A Pattern Language, first published in 1977 and still one of the most influential books on architecture and planning ever published. She is from Norway and now lives in Berkeley, CA.
"A book all about possibility, imagination, and the wonders of the
physical world." --Kirkus Online
"After introducing a series of shapes and colors, Rand invites
readers to consider their possibilities with the question, What can
I be?, before providing some creative examples that encourage
little ones to think in new directions.... Both author and
illustrator are architects, and their sophisticated sense of space
is evident in the book's page design and individual pictures. The
illustrations have a retro feel while still reflecting a child's
sensibility, including animals, toys, plants, and other items that
are within a young reader's frame of reference. A
thought-provoking, riddle-like book with ample visual appeal."
--Booklist
"With simple, inviting words, Rand constructs a poetic game of
possibility.... Wondrous." --Brain Pickings
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