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O'Brien, Anne Sibley

Circle Round

32 pp. | Charlesbridge | October, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62354-152-1 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-63289-929-3
(2) PS Illustrated by Hanna Cha. This warm-hearted playground-set concept book focuses on circles and on counting from one to ten. "One circle...bounces! Two circles...roll!" Warm-toned, digitally colored ink illustrations depict a child bouncing a basketball and another cycling up on a two-wheeler. More friends appear, each shown with a circular or spherical item. Some of these items are toted (hula hoops, flying discs), some are built into the playscape (climbing rings, sprinkler heads), and all are intended for cooperative enjoyment. After we get to ten circles--in the form of festively decorated cookies--the count returns to the beginning. The children join hands as "one circle gathers. One circle opens. One circle grows. Circle Round." The message of inclusion, underscored by the illustrations' casual diversity in characters' skin tones, ethnicities, genders, and abilities, is clear for very young children--all of whom would likely be welcomed enthusiastically into this circle of friends.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2021

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