Learn shapes of all sorts as you get ready for the big day: a birthday party. Set up the room with balloons, streamers and a gold star pinata in this Kat Macleod Early Learner. Australian artist Kat Macleod brings her signature design and illustration style to this series of board books for babies and toddlers. Her Early Learner series has playful themes, simple narratives, minimal text and bright illustrations to engage young readers and to delight parents and carers. These chunky little books are beautiful and practical, sturdy enough for small, inquisitive hands and the perfect gift for little ones. ‘I’ve always been passionate about encouraging creativity and imaginative play with my sons and am endlessly inspired by their art and the way they see the world,’ explains Kat. ‘I’m thrilled to imagine children absorbed in my colourful illustrations while beginning their learning journey.’ Other titles in the series include: ABC Fruit Salad, 123 Under the Sea, Colours in the Garden.
Shapes at the Party: A Book of Shapes
(9781760761134)
Written & illustrated by Kat Macleod
Published by Thames & Hudson
Theme/topic: Shapes
This vibrant and engaging book introduces young readers to the concept of shapes in a fun and playful setting. Through its dynamic illustrations, children explore a variety of shapes—such as circles, triangles, and squares—while following the excitement of a party scene. The book aligns with AC9MFSP01 (Foundation Year, Mathematics), which focuses on identifying and describe familiar two-dimensional shapes within objects in the environment. As children engage with the visuals, they develop geometric awareness and recognition skills in an enjoyable and meaningful context. With its bold artwork and interactive storytelling, Shapes at the Party fosters curiosity and learning through real-world applications of geometry, making it a valuable resource for early mathematical exploration.
Curriculum Alignment:
- These AC codes are suggested purely based on the book’s content and are provided for reference only.
AC9MFSP01 9.0 (Mathematics Foundation): Sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons
• sorting a collection of shapes into groups based on different features such as the number of sides, colour or size, and describing how they have been sorted.
• creating a picture using a variety of shapes and a range of materials, including objects to trace around, describing the shapes they have created or used and sharing why they chose each shape in their picture
• creating familiar shapes using groups of people; for example, holding hands and creating a circle
• recognising and naming shapes that are (close to) rectangles, squares, triangles and circles in component parts of everyday items; for example, on bicycles, toy vehicles or kitchen pantry items
• describing and naming shapes within objects that can be observed on Country/Place, recreating and sorting into groups based on their shape
ACMMG009 8.4 (Mathematics Foundation): Sort, describe and name familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects in the environment
• sorting and describing squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, spheres and cubes
