Perfect Square

 

Title: Perfect Square
Author/Illustrator: Michael Hall
Published by: Greenwillow Books

 Perfect Square is a fun and colorful picture book that takes readers on a shape-changing adventure. The shape begins as a simple,square that is confined and then throughout the week continues on a journey of rips, breaks, tears, and the building of different shapes/figures. This book provides readers with a visual experience! It promotes creativity and the colors are fun and eye-catching. The illustrations are creative, yet simple enough for a young child to understand. I also enjoyed how the illustrations together provided a story-line and allowed the reader to visually go along with the square on his journey. I could tell while reading this book that the illustrator had a clear understanding of who he thought would use and read this book, due to the fact that he presented his pictures in such a way that children would appreciate them. This is a wonderful book that I would definitely consider reading to elementary students. It could be used to introduce a geometry lesson or in an art class.