Mouse Shapes

What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice--who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat.

Ellen Stoll Walsh once again proves that she’s a master of concept books in this celebration of shapes, color, and innovation.

How can a few simple shapes save three clever mice from a cat?

• Learning Shapes: Join three mice as they discover squares, circles, and tricky triangles, and use them to build their own world.
• Problem-Solving for Kids: A clever, non-scary story that shows how creativity and smart thinking can outwit even a sneaky cat.
• Teamwork for Kids: Watch as Violet, Martin, and Fred work together, combining their ideas to make something amazing and scare their foe away.
• STEM for Kids: A fun introduction to geometry and spatial reasoning, sparking an early love for science, technology, engineering, and math.

"The collage technique works well for distinguishing the brightly colored shapes, and the simple story is pitched perfectly for sharing with the youngest of listeners." -School Library Journal