Children's Literature: Shapes

Double-page spreads feature a geometric shape on one side and a related architectural element on the other.

Tired of being It when they play tag, Little Rough thinks of a plan to fool Little Shaggy. Includes raised, textured pictures in simple, geometric shapes that can be both felt and seen.

The geometric concepts of circles, triangles, and squares are demonstrated in photographs of bubbles, windows, stacks of pipes, tires, boats, and other objects.

Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.

In simple rhyming text a young Muslim girl guides the reader through the traditions and shapes of Islam.

Photographys show dots, spots, speckles, and stripes as found on clothing, flowers, faces, animals, and other places.

Presents fruits and vegetables carved into shapes to teach colors, numbers, letters, shapes, and opposites.

Presents objects with the shape of a heart, a triangle, a square and other shapes through paintings by such artists as Magritte, Escher, and Matisse.

Illustrations and brief text introduce colors and the concepts of shape and size.

The Honey Bear presents its new line of baby's first books. Simple, educational, vivid colors and sturdy pages. A learning and play experience combined into exciting shaped board books.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the different shapes found in places, equipment, and activities used in sports.

Photographs of familiar objects such as chair, barrettes, and manhole cover present a study of rounded and angular shapes.

A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again--in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear?

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.