Hervé Tullet – Let’s Play

A review of Let's Play - a series of four new children's titles from illustrator Hervé Tullet published by Phaidon.

Hervé Tullet was born in 1958 in Normandy. He studied Fine Art, Decorative Arts and worked as an Art Director for ten years. He published his first children’s book in 1994 and has won numerous awards.

Let’s Play

Hervé’s latest series of books ‘Let’s Play’ is really a collection of 4 games in book form. Each book encourages interaction from the reader (ages 3+) and they are each available in English and French.

The good morning game

Hervé Tullet - The good morning game

This book encourages interaction by inviting children (and parents) to draw a simple face on their finger and become part of the story.

Hervé Tullet - The good morning game

There are several scenes to take part in including choosing which outfit to wear, eating breakfast and being at school.

Hervé Tullet - The good morning game

It’s a fun little book which gets your child involved with the story and one which they should easily relate to (if they attend, or are preparing for nursery/school).

The Trail Game

Hervé Tullet - The trail game

The Trail Game features half pages which can be turned independently creating various combinations of images.

Hervé Tullet - The trail game

The aim is to find matching pages which will let you use your finger to trace a trail through the book.

Hervé Tullet - The trail game

Hervé’s simple, colourful illustrations work perfectly and will make it fun for children to match the correct artwork whilst moving along the trail.

The game of Tops and Tails

Another half page book but this time featuring a random selection of characters, shapes and letters.

Hervé Tullet - The game of tops and tails

Whilst the Trail Game encourages matching images in order to move along the trail, Tops and Tails is all about having fun and creating combinations that don’t necessarily have to make sense.

Hervé Tullet - The game of tops and tails

The book features fun characters including camels, acrobats and elephants alongside bold letters and shapes.

Hervé Tullet - The game of tops and tails

The simplicity of Hervé’s artwork works really well in this book and I’m sure children will enjoy combinations such as camels standing on houses, men holding mountains etc.

Hervé Tullet - The game of tops and tails

The Game of Lines

Hervé Tullet - The game lines

The final book in the series features bold geometric lines that can be arranged to form various patterns.

Hervé Tullet - The game lines

The entire book features only bright yellow and pink throughout. Unlike the other books in the series that feature half pages with horizontal cuts this book features 45 degree cuts which help to emphasise the patterns.

Hervé Tullet - The game of lines

I feel this book will really appeal to younger children (and designers who love bold geometric designs!) with it’s bright colours and patterns.

Hervé Tullet - The game of lines

This is a great selection of books that would sit nicely on any child’s bookcase. There are some brilliantly inventive illustrations within each book and the varied and interesting tasks should keep children hooked.

You can buy these and many other books by Hervé via Phaidon’s website

 

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