From a Rectangle (From a Shape Lizzy Book)
by Najah A Jabbar (Author) Craig Ledger (Illustrator)
From a rectangle, Lizzy hopes to draw a move-in ready spectacular house, and, alas, accomplishes her goal, but the "house stood still as could be."
The determined and adorable Lizzy repeatedly adds details, making the house even more spectacular, but the "house stood still as could be." When "down, down came the rain," Lizzy and her cat, Binti, appear quite stuck on white space. Ledger conveys emotions and action through the use of simple lines and colors and the sequence of illustrations.
This sweet picture book hopes to encourage conversations in art, math, literature, and psychology, but most of all, it hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining.
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Review quotes
"I wish learning could be this much fun! "From a Rectangle" combines geometry and wild imagination." —Chris Zollner, author of "Secrets of the Shadow."
Excerpts from Readers' Favorite Review:
"I loved seeing how the author builds the house starting with a basic rectangle and gives it dimension, warmth and an interior as the story proceeds, and can imagine what will be going on in kids' heads when they see what are essentially step-by-step instructions on how to draw a house." —Jack Magnus, Readers' Favorite
"Craig Ledger's excellent illustrations work perfectly with the story and provide kids with all the guidelines they need to start drawing and coloring in."
—Jack Magnus, Readers' Favorite
"Rectangle is highly recommended." —Jack Magnus, Readers' Favorite
