Common Sense Media Review
Dazzling book of shapes and animals has clever rhymes.
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What's the Story?
In HELLO HELLO SHAPES, each page shows a group of animals taking the form of a shape. The text calls out both the animal and the shape, showing how the words sound or look similar.
Is It Any Good?
This board book accomplishes multiple things in just a few short pages. The illustrations and simple message highlight the vibrancy of our enchanting natural world and our place in it. And by equating animal types with different shapes, the reader can become familiar with and learn to recognize both things. A fantastic early learning book for animal-loving young kids.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what they can do to help endangered animals. What are you curious about these animals? How have some of these animals become endangered in the first place?
How does having empathy help us when we talk about animals in danger of extinction?
Where else have you seen some of the shapes in the book?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Brendan Wenzel
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Arts , Animals ( Ocean Creatures , Wild Animals ) , STEM
- Character Strengths : Curiosity , Empathy
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Chronicle Books
- Publication date : June 18, 2024
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 2 - 4
- Number of pages : 26
- Available on : Hardback, Kindle
- Last updated : September 18, 2025
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