This Is a Book of Shapes

The creator of King Arthur's Very Great Grandson and Green Pants switches gears with a slyly silly introduction to shapes-just watch out for the emus!

First comes the circle. Then the square and the triangle. Then the . . . emu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill? 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-grain...