Begin with two circles connected by a bridge. Next, loop a larger circle below to form a face, add two ping-pong paddles atop the head for the ears, two small dashes for the nose and finish with a pair of expressive eyebrows — this is author and illustrator Marc Brown’s secret recipe for drawing his world-famous character, Arthur the aardvark.
In a Zoom event with the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School Monday morning, the acclaimed storyteller and creator of the award-winning Arthur book and television series looked back at his career in a playful presentation with the elementary school students.
