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Sven Volker

The Museum of Shapes

Sven Volker

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English
Cicada Books
17 November 2025
Early learning: size, shapes & patterns
Alma is curating an exhibition at the Museum of Shapes. Learn all about the shapes that make up our world and help her put the exhibition together!

Welcome to the Museum of Shapes. Alma is the curator of the museum. She decides which shapes should go where. Triangles have three sides and three angles. Can you help Alma find all the triangles on the shelf? Alma's favourite shape is a circle. All the points on the edge of a circle are the same distance from its centre. Not all shapes are geometric; some are wiggly and messy. Can you make a wiggly line with your body?

This is an engaging and informative book about the shapes that make up our world. The narrative framework is complemented by interactive texts and gorgeous, minimalist illustration by New York Times Best Illustrated award winner, Sven Volker. Geometry has never been this mesmerising!
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Imprint:   Cicada Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 280mm,  Width: 210mm, 
Weight:   440g
ISBN:   9781800660595
ISBN 10:   1800660596
Pages:   36
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 6 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sven Volker is the author and illustrator of the New York Times award-winning A Million Dots (Cicada, 2019) and the critically acclaimed Are We There Yet? (Cicada, 2023). His minimalist aesthetics have featured on car branding, stage design and art installations. He is a professor at Potsdam University.

Reviews for The Museum of Shapes

""Spare text has a pleasing clarity as well as a playfulness. . . . Blocky, clean-edged artwork with occasional spatter textures energizes narration through unexpected design composition.""--Publishers Weekly -- (9/15/2025 12:00:00 AM)


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