A shape book that kids just won't get. Or maybe they will.

Here's the thing. This book, in my opinion, will not translate well in a virtual storytime. It just won't. I picture kids calling out the shapes and then laughing at all the things that are NOT shapes. Honestly, I think of "The Book with No Pictures" when I read this one....BUT......again, you need an audience to pull it off. ( )

This starts out like a normal book of shapes - a circle, square, and triangle are shown and identified in succession, in bright color with wood grain texture. These are followed by "This is an emu pushing a pancake wagon down a hill." The pattern then repeats, with a couple of simple shapes before a detailed, silly scene, Then, just when the readers think they've identified the pattern, there is a photograph of a pineapple. "Wait. A pineapple? What is that doing here? [page turn] After all, this is a book of shapes."

For the alert toddler with a sly sense of humor (i.e. most of them). Perplexing fun! ( )

2 to 5 years

One of those exceptionally rare board books that reads like a "tag yourself" meme. (#i'm jet pack-wearing rhinoceros #might also be the desert it's skateboarding through) ( )