Circles: An Interactive Shapes Book for the Youngest Readers

by Yusuke Yonezu

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

Is it a balloon? An apple? A piece of candy or a flower? Read aloud and create a clever guessing game about shapes that will delight and stimulate the youngest readers. Circles 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.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

26 pages, Board Book

First published September 1, 2014

Reviews

[Marieke · Rating 4 out of 5]

We finally finished this book! It only took forever. But that last time the little guy was actually very interested in the circles and checked them each out repeatedly. There's no story here, just a clever series of different types of circles and groups of circles and objects they form or can be found in, like a balloon, a camera, a bunch of grapes.

[Helen O'Hara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Today is March 14, so we had to celebrate Pi Day!

This preschool storytime was all about circles, so this book was perfect. We had fun guessing which objects each color circle was going to reveal, and we added some more ideas of our own. I only wish I had a giant version of this book so folks in the back could see better!

Pi Day Storytime extension activity: Building our own pies with Play Doh in mini pie tins, then eating actual apple and cherry pie!

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Die-cut circular shapes reveal all sorts of objects, including an apple, candy, wheels, even a button or a ladybug. By simply varying the colors or the sizes of the circles, the author/illustrator stretches readers' imaginations and enhances their visual literacy skills. This is a very useful book to introduce the concepts of colors and shapes. I loved the last page, painted purple, and its companion with six small circles.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun cute board book for identifying shapes and colors. Could be used in a shape or color storytime for babies or toddlers

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clever design concept for a board book. Bright die cut shapes introduce colors and shapes seen all around. This would be a fun baby gift!

[Marcia Van Camp]

Aurora likes this book a lot