A sense of agency is key to this conceptual work, in which the role of children in creating their own lives is represented through the depiction of a small boy who paints and repaints the page. Similar to the classic worded picturebook, Harold and the Purple Crayon (Johnson, 1955), this work turns the pages of the book into a blank canvas for its main character to experiment and explore their identity through art and play. Children will be able to model their own creation around this impetus. Through this story, the reader can see the ability of humans to scare ourselves through our own creations, but it ultimately ends with happiness: a little dog is painted and rushes out to hug and kiss the boy as the narrative finishes.
