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First Friends: Shapes

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Board Book

ISBN: 9798888592267

$8.99
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Bilingual Spanish Board Book

ISBN: 9798888592274

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Written by Mk Smith Despres
Illustrated by Aya Watanabe

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Join a class of kids at daycare as they find triangles, squares, diamonds, and other shapes in their paintings, blocks, and dolls at play time – then clean up together and transition to circle time!


Key Selling Points:
  • EARLY LEARNING CONCEPTS: Introduces a variety of shapes in an engaging, age-appropriate format.
  • SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Gentle social-emotional storyline shown in the artwork depicts children making a mess and then cleaning up together.
  • DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ILLUSTRATIONS: The class of 8 toddlers and 2 grownups features a variety of skin tones and body shapes, and a child with a hearing aid.
  • DAILY ROUTINE / DAYCARE SETTING: This story focuses on “free choice” play time, a fun and relatable part of the daily routine at a daycare.
  • INTERACTIVE: The final spread shows all the shapes in the book so that readers can go back through and find them all again.
  • SERIES: The First Friends series introduces readers to a repeating cast of characters in a daycare classroom, with each book focusing on a different early learning concept.

More Details

  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 6.5 in
  • Page Count: 18 pages
  • Age Range: 1-4 years

Awards & Accolades

“Dive into a world of shapes with this engaging seek-and-find board book. Rhyming pages tell the story of a daycare class as they play throughout the day, introducing shapes through child-friendly, bright images” – School Library Journal

“A diverse group of children enjoy a day at daycare surrounded by shapes: hearts, stars, squares, ovals, and even a rainbow arc are tucked into the illustrations, waiting to be called out” – Foreword Reviews

“This colorful, rhyming adventure encourages little ones to recognize shapes and find hidden ones scattered throughout vivid scenes of children playing . . . Both educational and entertaining, this offers a lesson on shapes we see every day with a focus on joy and play” – Booklist

About the Contributors

Written by - Mk Smith Despres
Mk Smith Despres is the author of the First Friends board book series, as well as Night Song and There’s That Sun Again, and was named a 2024 Green Box Artist in Residence. Mk has worked as an educator for over 15 years with kids and adults with disabilities. They write, teach, and read lots of books with their family in western Massachusetts, USA. MkSmithDespres.com
Illustrated by - Aya Watanabe
Aya Watanabe is a Japanese illustrator who loves to explore imaginary worlds and to express her inner child through art. Creating fun content for kids is her passion. She lives and works in Tokyo, Japan with her pet caterpillars.

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