Tangled: A Story about Shapes, Hardcover/Anne Miranda

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Description"Clever fun." --Booklist 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 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 Anne Miranda. 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 Bookli