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Who Might You Be?

By R. Henderson
Reviewed by Lara Cain Gray
Who Might You Be? is a fresh, interactive picture book from Robert Henderson. This inventive author/illustrator previously brought us the delightful I See, I See, which invited readers to physically move the book around to explore different perspectives. Similarly, Who Might You Be? is a reading ‘experience’ with fun rhyming text for read aloud pleasure, and a complex exploration of illustration and design through the use of the tangram puzzle.
A tangram is a puzzle made up of seven shapes; a square, a parallelogram, and a series of different triangles. When matched up appropriately, they form a larger square. When separated and rearranged, they can form myriad other things. A tiger? A bat? A street sign? The Milky Way? The only limit is your imagination, which means extension activities for the home or classroom will practically write themselves. The book comes with a traceable tangram diagram at the back and a practical demonstration activity (Can you make a seal?), but every spread includes a range of ways to manipulate the parts, then illustrate around them to create visual stories.
The narrative asks the question ‘who might I be’, encouraging imaginative reflection on identity and possibility.
Today I am this and tomorrow, I’m that. Today I’m a tiger! Tomorrow, a cat.
The geometric shapes morph as the language sings, highlighting fluidity and transformation as exciting opportunities for self-expression. Younger readers can take pleasure in counting and spotting shapes, rearranging their own tangrams, and revelling in the bouncy language. For older readers, why not explore the metaphor? We are all made up of pieces that can be changed and rearranged as we grow and build our ‘selves’.
 Allen & Unwin, 2025
 Robert Henderson 

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