This Is a Book of Shapes

Kenneth Kraegel

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Candlewick Press
01 September 2020

Children's & Educational; Early learning: size, shapes & patterns; Animal stories (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA)

The creator of King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson and Green Pants switches gears with a slyly silly introduction to shapes—just watch out for the emus!

First comes the circle. Then the square and the triangle. Then the . . . emu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill? What begins as a concept book about everyone’s geometric favorites soon defies expectations with a series of funny and imaginative twists. Award-winning author-illustrator Kenneth Kraegel pairs a deadpan text with simple wood-grained shapes, interspersed with vibrant illustrations of animals engaged in hilariously absurd pastimes. Each page turn builds on the delicious anticipation the contrast creates to make this a unique and rollicking story-time hit.

By: Kenneth Kraegel
Imprint: Candlewick Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 193mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 414g
ISBN: 9781536207019
ISBN 10: 1536207012
Pages: 30
Publication Date: 01 September 2020
Recommended Age: From 2 to 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Board book
Publisher's Status: Active

Kenneth Kraegel is the author-illustrator of three picture books--Green Pants, The Song of Delphine, and King Arthur's Very Great Grandson, which was named a New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year--as well as the first chapter book Wild Honey from the Moon. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his family.

Reviews for This Is a Book of Shapes

Concept books come with expectations, and everybody knows them. Mastering basic shapes is a key element for preschool readiness, and everybody knows that. Kraegel breaks, most delightfully, from the program, throwing his audience off balance with one change-up and then another, until this rudimentary lesson is so swamped with giggles that tykes might forget they're learning. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Surprising -Wall Street Journal