Anne Miranda is an American who has lived Madrid, Spain, since
1994. She is the mother of two grown sons and is a writer of books
and educational materials for very young children. Her books
include Night Songs, which was selected to be part of the Society
of Illustrator’s Show and was named Bank Street College Children’s
Book of the Year; To Market, To Market (illustrated by Janet
Stephens), which was an Abby Honor Book, and ALA Notable Children’s
Book, a Golden Kite Honor Book for Illustration, and a Flicker Tale
Nominee; Beep! Beep! (illustrated by David Murphy), which was a
Parents’ Choice Gold Award; Glad Monster Sad Monster (illustrated
by Caldecott Award winner Ed Emberly); and Tangled (illustrated by
Eric Comstock). Visit her website at AnneMiranda.com.
Eric Comstock’s very first picture book was the Charlie
Piechart and the Case of the Missing Pizza Slice by Marilyn
Sadler which was selected to be part of the Original Art Show at
the Society of Illustrators. His second book The Great Dictionary
Caper by Judy Sierra was called “Peppy…entertaining and
educational” in a starred review in Booklist. He lives in Austin,
Texas. You can see more of Eric’s work at EricComstock.us.
"When a little pink circle, sporting a wide grin and a line-drawn
bow, gets trapped inside the jungle gym, her friends—all different
shapes—try to help her get free, but one by one, they all get
trapped as well. Soon, the town is in a complete frenzy, as more
shapes gather to figure out how to free the group now hopelessly
tangled. And then who should appear but a line, who, after
carefully examining the situation from every angle, comes up with a
mathematical solution. This is tailor-made for read-alouds; an
engaging rhyme and energetic narrative, with some words set in
bolder or more dynamic fonts ("What a horror! What a mess! / The
shapes could not untwine. / Then rushing to the rescue, / came a
straight and narrow line"), set the tone. Comstock's retro
monochromatic illustrations sneak in plenty of spatial and
geometric concepts, and his cast of shapes has plenty of
personality in their drawn-in facial expressions. A glossary of
shapes provides opportunities for further learning in this bit of
clever fun." -- Booklist
PreS-Gr 2–One day a perfectly innocent and adorable circle is
playing on the jungle gym when she gets stuck inside it. Unable to
extricate herself, she asks her friend Triangle to set her free her
but he also ends up trapped. The same cruel fate befalls an ellipse
and a group of pentagons who all bravely try to untangle the others
but end up imprisoned. Help appears in the form of a straight and
narrow line, who takes immediate command of the situation. With a
clever plan utilizing some bystander shapes, they knock the jungle
gym down freeing those inside. Line then explains to the jungle gym
that she should make her spaces wider and soon all the shapes are
able to play without peril. The rhyming text begs to be read aloud
and will be an entertaining introduction to various shapes.
Comstock’s playful and expressive digital illustrations are done in
warm tones and mimic chalkboard drawings. There is a gallery of
shapes at the end that kids will surely love studying. VERDICT
This delightful geometric tale is a must have for most
libraries.–Amy Nolan, St. Joseph Public Library, MI
*June 2019*
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