Author: Kenji Oikawa
Illustrator: Mayuko Takeuchi
Publisher: Phaidon, 2017; orig.: Bunkeido Co., 2008
Age: 1-4
Themes: shapes, surprises, concept books
Opening: (see image below)
Summary: (from my library catalog) Circle, triangle … elephant!? A big book of shapes, with a bit of silliness mixed in.
Why I like this book: I love how simple this book for the very young is, yet how much gentle humor is incorporated. I have been reading a lot more board books since I started doing storytime in the bookstore where I work, and get very excited when I find a simple book with more to it. Could be my favorite so far this year!
Resources/Activities: create a shape-game and have kids can shout out the shape or object you hold up, in groups of three, repeating in ever faster succession. I bet there will be lots of laughs too!
For more Perfect Picture Book picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.
And a little good news via scbwi this morning!!! I posted the image a few weeks ago HERE
julie rowan-zoch 
Fun riff on the “one of these things is not like the others” idea!
Mucho congrats for your “wild” SCBWI honors!
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Thank you, my dear and very alert friend! hahaha
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Congratulations on the SCBWI honor. And a fun choice for little ones – I can imagine many giggles & great potential for a rollicking game of Square, Circle, ELEPHANT!
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Thanks, Patricia!
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This looks like a fun book. I can just imagine the laughter. Great as a first reader too. 🙂
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Yes, good catch – hadn’t thought about that!
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Such a fun book for little hands. I’m looking at board books too because of new great grandkids.
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Congrats on winning! 🙂 Great PB review too!
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