Best Children's Books for Teaching Shapes

When a Line Bends, a
Shape Begins
(use it to teach 10 different
2D shapes)by Rhoda Gowler Greene
preschool - 2nd grade

Shape by Shape
(use it to teach basic 2D shapes
with a little mystery added)
by Suse MacDonald
preschool - 1st grade math

A Circle Here, A Square There
(use it to teach basic 2D shapes)
by David Diehl
preschool - kindergarten

Skippyjon Jones Shape Up
(use it to teach early intro to shapes)by Judy Schachner
preschool - Kindergarten

Captain Invincible and
the Space Shapes
(space adventure that's great
for teaching 3D shapes)
by Stuart Murphy
kindergarten - 4th grade

Cubes, Cones, Cylinders,
and Spheres
(uses photographs to teach children that 3D shapes all around us)
by Tana Hoban
preschool - 4th grade

If You Were a Polygon
(teaches all about polygons)
by Marcie Aboff
illustrated by Sarah Dillard
1st grade - 2nd grade

Icky Bug Shapes
(uses bug bodies to teach shapes)
by Jerry Pallotta
illustrated by Shennen Bersani
preschool - 2nd grade

Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
(uses photographs to teach kids
that shapes all around us)
by Tana Hoban
good for all ages

So Many Circles, So
Many Squares    
(uses photographs to teach kids
that shapes all around us)
preschool - 1st grade

Museum Shapes
(teaches basic shapes by
showing famous artworks)by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
kindergarten - 3rd grade

Round is a Mooncake
(great to teach basic shapes and
a little about Chinese culture)by Roseanne Thong
preschool - kindergarten

I Spy Shapes in Art
(teaches basic shapes by
showing famous artworks)
by Lucy Micklethwait
preschool - 2nd grade

Tyrannosaurus Math
(dinos explore shapes and
other math concepts)
by Michelle Markel
Kindergarten - 3rd grade

Circle Dogs
(story about dogs that can be
used to teach shapes)
by Kevin Henkes
preschool - Kindergarten

Windows, Rings, & Grapes:
a Look at Different Shapes
(crazy cats teach geometry shapes)
by Brian Cleary
Grade 1 & Up

The Greedy Triangle
(little triangle sees what it's like
to live as other 2D shapes)
by Marilyn Burns
preschool - 2nd grade

A Cloak for the Dreamer
(tailors make cloaks using different shapes of fabric--which is best?)
by Aileen Friedman
Kindergarten - 3rd grade

Not a Box
one simple box = possibilities!
(click link to see lesson idea using this book to teach basic shapes)
by Antoinette Portispreschool - 1st grade shapes

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