Shape Books for Young Readers
Every single time I bring up math I am 100% sure that I hear an audible groan from my kids. And I get it, math is a tough subject. Using picture books is a fantastic way to overcome some of those obstacles associated with learning math concepts.
Because y’all math is so much more than memorization. Using picture books to in your math lessons provides kids with an awesome visual that is fun. And when kids laugh, when they have fun, they are learning.
Below you will find some of my favorite Shape Books for Kids! Hopefully this list will help you with your math planning and put some awesome shape books for your bookshelf!
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Mouse Shapes
by Ellen Stoll Walsh
What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice—who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat.
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The Shape of Me and Other Stuff
by Dr. Suess
The Shape of Me and Other Stuff: Dr. Seuss’s Surprising Word Book
“The shape of you, the shape of me, the shape of everything I see..” In this board book featuring bright new colors and the original whimsical text, Dr. Seuss introduces the concept of shapes to babies and toddlers.
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The Greedy Triangle
by Marilyn Burns
The Greedy Triangle (Scholastic Bookshelf)
A greedy triangle adds to himself to become new shapes in this bold and colorful introduction to shapes and basic math concepts.
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Shape by Shape
by Suse MacDonald
As readers turn the brightly colored, die cut pages, shapes on each page come together to reveal a creature from long ago.
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Wild About Shapes
by Jeremie Fischer
This book is playfully designed so that animals hide and reveal themselves within pages of overlapping bold blocks of color. From crocodiles and giraffes to snails and mice, each page offers a fresh surprise!
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My Very First Book of Shapes
by Eric Carle
Can you find what is round? What is square? In this timeless new split-pageboard book, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes
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Friendshape
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Young readers can explore friendship through four best friend shapes in this charming book.
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Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
by Tana Hoban
Wherever you are, there are shapes for children to discover in the world around them!
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Square Cat
by Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Eula is the only square cat in town. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her — she can’t get her square paw into mouseholes, she can’t wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into this round world.
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My Shapes/ Mis Formas
by Rebecca Emberley
The vibrant colors and large text in this enchanting collection of bilingual board books make learning easy and fun. Boldly colored construction paper cutouts on stark white backgrounds introduce the basic concepts of colors, numbers, shapes, and opposites in a way that will engage little ones again and again.
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The Shape of My Heart
by Mark Sperring
With its gently reassuring text and vivid illustrations, The Shape of My Heart invites readers to look beyond the obvious, and explore the world in a whole new way.
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Circus Shapes
by Stuart J. Murphy
Young readers can learn shape recognition with a backdrop of circus performance.
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Ship Shapes
by Stella Blackstone
See how many everyday shapes you can spot while sailing the open sea in search of jewels and treasure!
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Color Farm
by Lois Ehlert
This classic is filled with simple bright and bold illustrations that encourage kids to see the shapes around them!
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Not a Box
by Antoinette Portis
A box is just a box . . . unless it’s not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows.
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Perfect Square
by Michael Hall
A perfect square is transformed in this adventure story that will transport you far beyond the four equal sides of this square book.
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Circles
by David A. Adler
In a book bursting with color and cheer, students can learn the fundamental properties of circles. Terms such as sector, chord and arc are clearly defined through hands on activities.
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This hilarious book manages to illustrate a fact or two about shapes while providing a three-dimensional stomping ground for best friends Moose and Zebra…and cat too.
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