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From award-winning author Anne Miranda comes a rollicking rhyming story about an unruly gang of sixteen geometric shapes who get tangled in the neighborhood jungle gym until their friend comes to their rescue and order is restored. Perfect for fans of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!One day a little circle, just as happy as could be, got caught inside a jungle gym, and couldn't wiggle free. When the neighborhood shapes go climbing on the park jungle gym the last thing they expect is a tangle. First the circle, next the triangle and then the square. One by one soon all sixteen shapes are trapped. They push and pull and tumble and cry for help. Who will save them? One special shape can set the others free. Can you guess which one it is? This charming story makes learning the names of sixteen shapes as easy as a day in the park.
About the Author
When I was a little girl I loved rhymes, especially the ones my mother and grandmother used to recite to me. Now that I am all grown up, I enjoy writing them. One such rhyme was "to market, to market to buy a fat pig, home again, home again jiggity jig!". But, no one ever told me what happened to the pig when it got home. I always wondered, so I wrote a funny book about a frazzled shopper who brings home one very naughty pig and a host of other uncooperative animals from the market. Of course, they make a big mess. What, oh what will she do? You'll have to read the book to find out! To Market To Market, illustrated by the amazing Janet Stevens, has been translated into Korean and is still enjoyed by kids all over the world.Another wildly popular selection is Glad Monster, Sad Monster, a collaboration with Caldecott Award winning illustrator Ed Emberley. This colorful monster book, complete with tear out and storable masks has been translated into French and Spanish and is used world-wide to help children identify and cope with their feelings. It's well-loved by parents and teachers alike.My newest book, Tangled is published by Simon & Schuster, A Paula Wiseman Book and illustrated by Eric Comstock. The book is about some playful little shapes that get tangled up in a jungle gym and the community effort to free them. It's a fun read-aloud with a mathematics theme for home and school. So far, it's a big hit with teachers and librarians!Visit my website: www.annemiranda.comFollow me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BarbeeAnne
