Triangles: An Interactive Shapes Book for the Youngest Readers

by Yusuke Yonezu, Yusuke Yonezu (Illustrator)

Overview

This board book full of triangles and clever cut-outs is a wonderful way to introduce babies and toddlers to shapes.

Is it a house? A sailboat? A hat or a flag? Read aloud and create a clever guessing game about shapes that will delight and stimulate the youngest readers. Triangles are everywhere, and the shapes and colors found in everyday objects come to life when the pages of the book are turned. 

Learning shapes is a lot of fun when there are surprises involved—this die-cut board book from master artist and designer Yusuke Yonezu is full of them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789888240692
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Series:	The World of Yonezu
Pages:	26
Sales rank:	1,146,729
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 6.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Yusuke Yonezu was born in Tokyo, Japan, where he still lives with his wife and children. As a child he loved to draw and make toys out of paper and boxes. He went on to study design and became the creator of many board books, puzzles, and toys beloved by children and their caregivers around the world.

Yonezu's board books are full of bold colors and help young readers master basic concepts, including counting skills, animals, foods, shapes, and more. The designs help readers of all ages see the world in a new way and discover new surprises with each turn of the page.

Editorial Reviews

"The book not only appeals to the imagination, but it invites touch: little fingers will want to trace the triangular die cuts, and readers may even peek through as they search for more triangular shapes beyond the book. A smart and engaging book that will encourage the imaginations of children, all while teaching them to recognize triangles.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review


"Don’t miss minedition’s other new die-cut book this season, Triangles by Yusuke Yonezu. A wildly clever look at spotting triangles in all sorts of places, this interactive book is both educational and fun." —Kendall Rautzhan, madisoncourier.com

From the Publisher

01/01/2016
Toddler-PreS—Yonezu makes artful use of die-cuts in this inspired ode to the triangle. Alternating pages feature a die-cut shape (different sizes and types are included throughout), and readers are asked to speculate, "What could this triangle be?" Youngsters will be happily surprised at the different options: a flag, a mouse's face, and a crown are among the responses. The design is simple, with copious white space and large, thick-lined triangles: ideal for preschoolers just becoming familiar with shapes.

School Library Journal

★ 2015-11-03
A die-cut board book introduces triangles to the very young through a variety of everyday objects. Die-cut pages invite little ones to explore the possibilities of a triangle. What can a triangle be? Using bold colors and simple geometric images, Yonezu challenges children to guess those possibilities before revealing the answers at the turn of the page. So, what can a triangle be? It can be a roof or a hat. Flip it onto one of its points, and it could be a flag or a sail. Add two more, and it can be a crown or a tree. Add two dots and watch them become the eyes of a fox or a mouse. Two triangles could be two umbrellas or two carrots. A triangle could also be the beak of a goose or a piece of cheese. And three triangles can make the ears and snout on the face of a pig. The book not only appeals to the imagination, but it invites touch: little fingers will want to trace the triangular die cuts, and readers may even peek through as they search for more triangular shapes beyond the book. A smart and engaging book that will encourage the imaginations of children, all while teaching them to recognize triangles. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews