{"product_id":"this-is-a-book-of-shapes-isbn-9781536207019","title":"This Is a Book of Shapes","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe creator of \u003ci\u003eKing Arthur’s Very Great Grandson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen Pants \u003c\/i\u003eswitches gears with a slyly silly introduction to shapes—just watch out for the emus!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst comes the circle. Then the square and the triangle. Then the . . . \u003ci\u003eemu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill\u003c\/i\u003e? 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.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.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurprising\u003cbr\u003e—Wall Street Journal\u003cb\u003eKenneth Kraegel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of three picture books—\u003ci\u003eGreen Pants, The Song of Delphine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKing Arthur's Very Great Grandson\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Children’s Book of the Year\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eas well as the first chapter book \u003ci\u003eWild Honey from the Moon.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his family.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300123562213,"sku":"NP9781536207019","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536207019.jpg?v=1767742476","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/this-is-a-book-of-shapes-isbn-9781536207019","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}