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ABOUT
It’s us, Frederick & SoPhie…
We’re here to introduce Priscilla Obermeier who puts us on the page and in the shop. We used to only make a terrible racket inside her mind, but when she asked us to get out of her head and start making a noise in the world, we said, “Well, absolutely and by all means.” We call her Pris, and we talk to her ALL.THE.TIME. This is a picture of Pris with her family on the couch. There’s Markus and Indy.
Pris wanted to create an online happy place with a shop and lots of stories for adventurous, curious, imaginative kids and their grown ups. We told her that she must absolutely do exactly that and name it after us, Frederick & Sophie.
Pris is married to Markus. He likes to drink liters of green tea, ski down mountains, and live and travel around the world. When he travels he has absolutely nothing to declare. Markus and Pris like to sit at the kitchen table and talk, talk, talk.
Indy is their son. He’s very much like us. He’s a third culture kid who absolutely loves to make up stories, read books, watch movies, play video games, stay in hotels, and order Room Service. Markus and Pris named him after Indiana Jones because they wanted his life to be an adventure. Together, they traveled the world and lived in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Berlin, Milan, and Vienna. Now, they live in Dubai, the city of the Burj Khalifa, souks, and gold, and they’re already thinking about where to live next. Here’s the thing of it, that’s rather adventurous.
Here’s what you can do. Prance around the shop to find enormously important toys, snacks and sweets, pajamas, and toothpaste that tastes like strawberry, or scamper to F&S Storytime for an Absolutely Amazing Adventure, stand on one leg and read out loud. You can also wear sunglasses and read Pris’s ponderings in Pris Ever After. It’s very good for hiding over a long period of time.
Pris writes all of our adventures, and she spends one quadrubillion hours searching for all of the terribly terrific toys that fit into our world. Maya is our illustrator and we absolutely love her. Here’s what we hate: stinky toenails and people who say, “Nonsense,” all the time.
We’re all over this place. Half the time we’re lost, but you’ll run into us.
Frederick & Sophie
Illustration: Maya E Shakur for FREDERICK & SOPHIE
Us & Pris, in a Nutshell
What do you like to do for fun?
Frederick: ride a wooly mammoth
Sophie: win a grand prix
Pris: experimenting with snack foods (for science)
Two words to describe you would be…..
Frederick: very well
Sophie: very busy
Pris: oh, really?
What is your breakfast of choice?
Frederick: spaghetti with hot dogs
Sophie: frozen yoghurt with sprinkles
Pris: Bubur Ayam (Indonesian rice porridge with chicken) plus at least 3 mugs of hazelnut coffee
Travel Tips
Frederick: always pack a parachute
Sophie: always have a grand exit
Pris: enjoy where you are. And eat the cake.
Talents
Frederick: hide and not get arrested
Sophie: chew gum and fight giants
Pris: read a book while walking
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Frederick: a space pirate
Sophie: President of Mars
Pris: not a grown-up. With a pet Velociraptor.
What scares you?
Frederick: sprouts
Sophie: broccoli
Pris: camping
What makes you happy?
Frederick: toys, travel, and dinosaurs
Sophie: my bike, room service, and pajamas
Pris: not camping. Coffee. Books. Time with Markus & Indy. Newfoundland dogs. Horses. New York City. Indonesian food.
What’s your favorite book?
Frederick: Peter Pan
Sophie: The Jungle Book
Pris: Never ask a bookworm to pick their favorite book.
If you could fly, where would you fly to?
Frederick: Neverland
Sophie: Narnia
Pris: The Beast’s Library
If you could make a law, what would it be??
Frederick: you must imagine at least six times a day
Sophie: you must play and make lots of mistakes because that’s how your brain grows
Pris: kids period must period rule exclamation point.
What is one thing you would change about the world?
Frederick: more friendships
Sophie: more magic
Pris: more play