The large images, sharp colors, shapes, and brief text make this a perfect book for a small child it will definitely be on my list of books to give as a gift (pair it with one of those Tangram games and you have a present that could entertain children of many ages). The squares and the resulting shapes have the same collage-y look as some of Eric Carle’s books, but these are a little crisper and less free-form than Carle’s are. On Sunday, the square is just a square again, but now he’s unwilling to stay just the same old thing and he takes it upon himself to re-imagine himself once again. And each day the square rearranges itself into a new object, each one clever and fun to look at. Not to be deterred, the square rearranges itself into a fountain (the holes look like bubbling water – it is really cool).Įach successive day, the square is a different color and is un-squared another way (smashed, torn, crumpled, etc). But then, on Monday, it is cut up and holes are poked into it. The Perfect Square starts out with a square, perfect with four equal sides and four perfect corners. I am always on the lookout for books that bridge the gap between board books and full-on, lengthy-text picture books (Ella isn’t really ready to sit through many readings of, say, One Morning in Maine).
a book to revisit often, and with delight.Perfect Square is such a clever, simple book. Cut into pieces and poked full of holes? Time to become a burbling fountain! Torn into scraps? Grow into a garden! Day after day, the square reinvents itself, from simple and perfect to complex and perfect.
In brilliant, innovative collage artwork, Michael Hall illustrates how a happy square transforms itself after facing one challenge after another. Perfect Square is the perfect choice for teaching kids to think outside the box! Young readers will learn days of the week and colors of the rainbow, as well as emotional resilience.
Michael Hall, the New York Times bestselling author of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and Red: A Crayon’s Story, inspires creativity and resilience in this strikingly illustrated picture book starring a brightly colored square. “A book that begs for reams of colored paper, rooms full of imaginative hands, and a whole lot of clapping and giggling.”-Washington Post
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