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Shapes

Our favorite books with a focus on shapes. #WCCLS #AlohaLibrary

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  • After Triangle plays a trick on Square, Square plans to reciprocate but runs into trouble when he tries to enter the triangular doorway of Triangle's home.
    Picture Book, 2017Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. — E BARNETT, M.
  • Square spends his days moving blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground, whimsically earns the admiration of his friend, Circle.
    Book, 2018Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
  • When Triangle breaks the rule about not hiding behind the waterfall while playing hide-and-seek with Circle and Square, Circle must rescue him.
    Picture Book, 2019Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. — E BARNETT, M.
  • A geometry-inspired picture book finds best friends Square and Circle redefining their exclusive friendship when they are joined by Triangle.
    Picture Book, 2017New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — CONCEPTS COLLEEN
  • Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
    Picture Book, 1989New York : J.B. Lippincott, [1989] — EHLERT
  • A scary green monster begins to disappear, piece by piece and page by page, in a die-cut picture book that lets youngsters take control of the monsters in their lives.
    Picture Book, 1992Boston : Little, Brown, ©1992. — E HALLOWEEN EMB
  • This book reinforces the identification of all kinds of shapes while encouraging kids to pair shapes together to make new forms.
    Picture Book, 2016New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2016. — ABC123 E HES
  • Follow along with famous artist Pablo Picasso on a tour through the shapes! Along the way, you'll learn about Picasso's life, his art, and his passions.
    Picture Book, 2017Herndon, VA : Mascot Books, [2017] — ABC123 E JUD
  • From mountain to rocket ship, a small, imaginative bunny shows that a box is not always just a box but an object that will go as far as the imagination allows.
    Picture Book, 2007New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, [2007] — E PORTIS, A.
  • Rhyme and silhouette drawings introduce the shape of bugs, balloons, peanuts, camels, spider webs, and many other familiar objects.
    Early Readers, 1973New York, Beginner Books [1973] — ER SEUSS
  • A mystery book for young children presents a continuously changing white shape silhouetted against a blue background that challenges them to guess what it is.
    Picture Book, 1947New York, Harper 1947. — E SHAW, CHA
  • Presents a poetic ode to all that is round, including eggs, sunflowers and planets.
    Picture Book, 2017Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017] — LEARNING SHAPES S
  • A celebration of the myriad shapes that make up the world gently invites very young children to discover the shapes of everything from hands and feet to food and toys.
    Picture Book, 2012New York : Bloomsbury, 2012. — E SPERRING, MAR