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โA book that begs for reams of colored paper, rooms full of imaginative hands, and a whole lot of clapping and giggling.โโ Washington Post Michael Hall, the New York Times bestselling author of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and Red: A Crayonโs Story, inspires creativity and resilience in this strikingly illustrated picture book starring a brightly colored square. 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. In brilliant, innovative collage artwork, Michael Hall illustrates how a happy square transforms itself after facing one challenge after another. 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 . . . and always happy. โA near perfect concept book . . . a book to revisit often, and with delight.โโ The Horn Book โPages are lusciously intense as we watch versatility trump geometryโโ The Chicago Tribune Review: Perfect Square, Perfect! - Great childrenโs book for young artists! Creativity will be sparked by the illustrations showing all the ways a square can be transformed into works of art. Review: Creativity personified! - I love this book. Hall has created a masterpiece with this one. Everything about the book works beautifully. The story and theme about dealing with the challenges that life can throw at you is spot on. The design of the book suits the story to a tee. The way the colors compliment each other and the creative illustrations add so much to the appeal of the book. Often one doesn't find a lot of character growth in a picture book, the story is often too short, especially if the characters aren't human. But here the square does grow and realize that change and challenge can bring joy. I highly, highly recommend this book. My students also really enjoyed the book. This could lead to some great art activities as well as a great read-a-loud.


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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 409 Reviews |
G**K
Perfect Square, Perfect!
Great childrenโs book for young artists! Creativity will be sparked by the illustrations showing all the ways a square can be transformed into works of art.
H**E
Creativity personified!
I love this book. Hall has created a masterpiece with this one. Everything about the book works beautifully. The story and theme about dealing with the challenges that life can throw at you is spot on. The design of the book suits the story to a tee. The way the colors compliment each other and the creative illustrations add so much to the appeal of the book. Often one doesn't find a lot of character growth in a picture book, the story is often too short, especially if the characters aren't human. But here the square does grow and realize that change and challenge can bring joy. I highly, highly recommend this book. My students also really enjoyed the book. This could lead to some great art activities as well as a great read-a-loud.
E**E
Clever idea for a story!
Very clever idea. For a little older kids. Spacial concepts and creative language are delightful. A little early for my great nephew but soon. Love the author
M**N
Great gift!
Gave this book to my five year old niece for as a Christmas gift. I don't know who was more excited to get home with it and try it out, her or her mother. I know they will have fun with this book and it's creative ideas. I even gave her a pack of construction paper to go with it, just to get her started.
N**I
Don't forget the art supplies
The book took a square and explored possibilities. Cutting. Wrinkling. Rearranging. Adding. A young child's exploration of theme and variation. For a very young child someone who knows how to use scissors is needed. Along with the book supplies were included with a pencil box to hold. 12" square scrapbook printed paper found at Wal-Mart. Blunt tipped scissors. Scalloped cutting scissors. Hole punch. The children are not quite old enough for the projects in the book. They did enjoy having it read to them.
A**A
Great book to read to children and adults.
Used this book for a school project and it was great, had lots of activities to do.
B**.
Grrat
My kids love it! I teach preschool and they ask for it to be read during art time
J**T
This book is beautiful, visually and in content
This book is beautiful, visually and in content. It illustrates turning "mistakes" into something wonderful and exemplifies creativity. It could be used for a unit on paper art, shapes and color. Fabulous book for the young ages (up to age 8?)
N**H
Libro
Mi hijo no le ha gustado este libro, es difรญcil de entender, creo que es para niรฑos mรกs grandes!
K**A
Fun book
I am pleased with my purchase! I saw that book in our school library and had to have a copy at home.It is a great way to do fun activities with kids while teaching them about shapes, days of the week and etc
A**R
Adorable book nice subtle message
Love this book so much, itโs simple but very engaging with beautiful illustrations.
S**A
Great book to use when teaching children about shapes
This is a very nice book for teaching shapes with young children. This books gives them lots of ideas for all the different types of things they can make with a square and where they might see squares and other shapes in their daily lives. Iโve used it when teaching shape with year 1.
C**B
Perfection
Ever get into a discussion about nobody being perfect? or try to define perfection? This simple story of the perfect square takes that conversation to a totally new level... back to basics. Great for getting children to clarify their thinking in a discussion or debate, great for character education, a conversation about God and perfection... or just to give a geometry lesson a whole new twist!
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