About this item
Highlights
- Young readers will want to wiggle and bounce and dig through the day with the circle dogs . . . until it's time for bed!The circle dogs live in a big, square house with a big, square yard.
- 4-8 Years
- 9.7" x 7.8" Paperback
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Animals
Description
About the Book
Acclaimed illustrator Dan Yaccarino joins Kevin Henkes, creator of "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" to produce a joyous picture book bursting with activity, shapes, and playful sounds. "Shapes cavort in the form of circle dogs that live in a big square house in this delightful book".--"Kirkus Reviews". Full color.Book Synopsis
Young readers will want to wiggle and bounce and dig through the day with the circle dogs . . . until it's time for bed!
The circle dogs live in a big, square house with a big, square yard. See the dogs? See the circles?
The sun comes up, the baby cries, and the circle dogs stretch and yawn. With a flip-flap of their tails the rambunctious pooches are off to spend a happy day with Mama, Papa, Big Sister, and Baby in the big square house.
A joyous picture book bursting with activity, shapes, and playful sounds from acclaimed illustrator Dan Yaccarino and Kevin Henkes, creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and many other beloved and bestselling picture books.
The wonderfully fresh and vivid look of the artwork paired with the rhythmic whimsical cadence of the text makes this book a perfect choice for very young audiences.
"Each page is a beautifully composed arrangement of sleek shapes that float on a field of creamy paper." (New York Times Book Review)
From the Back Cover
Shhh. They're sleeping now...
In the big, square house live the two circle dogs. When the sun comes up and the baby cries, the circle dogs wake up. With a flip-flap of their tails, they're ready to play in a big square yard. They like to eat and take a nap. Then it's time to play again. And when night comes, the circle dogs like to sleep and sleep and sleep. Shhh...
Review Quotes
"Shapes cavort in the form of circle dogs that live in a big square house in this delightful book. Imitative of the early work of Margaret Wise Brown." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Dramatizes the toddler's visceral, joyful, licking, cuddling bond with two circle dachshunds." -- ALA Booklist
"Dramatizes the toddler's visceral, joyful, licking, cuddling bond with two circle dachshunds." -- Chicago Tribune
"Shapes cavort in the form of circle dogs that live in a big square house in this delightful book. Imitative of the early work of Margaret Wise Brown." -- Kirkus Reviews