Triangle

Written by Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen

Triangle, who lives in a triangle house in a triangle neighborhood, walks across a world of shapes and non-shapes, to pull a sneaky trick on Square. Square lives in a square house in a square neighborhood. Not to be outdone, Square chases Triangle back to his house for payback. “But who will have the last laugh—Triangle playing his sneaky trick or Square who gets him back?” Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s latest book is the beginning of a new trilogy. Using minimal text and dark color illustrations, there is not much going on from page to page. But what there is will delight children with its odd and quirky fun and keep them reading to the end. This book has so much imagination and just what you can expect from the brilliant minds of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.

Review by Renee Larsen, Hillside Elementary Media Center
Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars)
Interest Level: Grades K-3

Triangle
Written by Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press
48 pages
Release Date: March 14, 2017
A review copy was provided by the publisher.