CIRCLE, TRIANGLE, ELEPHANT

This unexpected take on shapes offers a breath of fresh air within this well-established toddler concept genre. With bright block-art visuals and a rhythmic, read-aloud text, this book begins by offering familiar shapes - a triangle, a circle, and a square - and then throws an elephant into the equation: triangle, elephant, circle. Surely an elephant doesn't belong in a book on shapes ... or does it? The joy of the unexpected, including guest appearances by boats, lemons, and other random but recognizable silhouettes, in a shape-driven narrative will prompt giggles, as children build skills of labeling and classifying. Books on shapes are a mainstay of the "early concepts" section at retail - Offers a fresh and humorous take on this proven early-learning theme - a "fractured fairy tale" approach in the concepts arena - Encourages children to consider patterns and categorical sorting -