Play the Shape Game

Celebrities, authors and illustrators join the Children's Laureate, Anthony Browne, to raise money for charityTake a simple shape, let your imagination go wild, and see what happens... Over 40 top names - including Jo Brand, Quentin Blake, Emma Thompson, Sir Peter Blake, Axel Scheffler, Alain de Botton, Ian McEwan, Jacqueline Wilson, Andrew Motion and Jeremy Irons - have played the Shape Game for charity. And they've left behind brand new shapes for the reader to play along too! This simple drawing game, devised by the Children's Laureate, Anthony Browne, is the perfect way to encourage a child's creativity. In partnership with Booktrust and Waterstone's, all profits are going to The Rainbow Trust charity, which provides vital support to families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness.