Cat Shapes - by Aidan Cassie (Board Book)

Book Synopsis

The contortionist antics of some sly cats help teach babies and toddlers about shapes in this charming board book.

Clever and mischievous cats take on different shapes in this adorable concept board book. A curious cat climbs into a box to investigate and forms the shape of a SQUARE. A thirsty cat crawls into a bathroom sink to get a drink and spreads into an OVAL. A sneaky cat slips into a drawer to take a nap and stretches into a RECTANGLE. And, at the end of the day, all the cats cuddling together take on the best shape of all: the shape of their owner's HEART!

Award-winning author and illustrator Aidan Cassie really gets how cats behave -- and what amuses very young children! Using simple text, bright colors and spot-on visual humor, Cassie showcases six different cats morphing into the six basic shapes that babies and toddlers are learning to recognize and name. For each one, the cat is shown approaching or near its target on the right side of a spread, with intriguing text: "A curious cat can be a ..." Turn the page, and the left side of the next spread reveals where the cat landed, and in what shape: in this case, "SQUARE." The cat and its shape-shifting behavior are the whole focus of each of the illustrations. Small children will delight in this age-appropriate introduction to shapes, sure to become a new favorite read-aloud!

About the Author

Aidan Cassie studied biology and animal behavior at university but switched to art school to study animation. She is an author and illustrator whose books have won the Victoria Children's Book Prize and the Joan Betty Stuchner ---Oy Vey! ---Funniest Children's Book Award. Aidan lives near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, often drawing the animals she sees in her stories.