The circles all around us

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Title:

The circles all around us

Author:

Montague, Brad, author, illustrator.

Montague, Kristi, illustrator.

Summary:

This is the story of a circle. When we're first born, our circle is very small, but as we grow and build relationships, our circle keeps getting bigger and bigger to include family, friends, neighbors, community, and beyond. Brad Montague originally created Circles as an Instagram video adorably narrated by his kids, and now this picture book adaptation is the perfect way to start a conversation about how to expand our worlds with kindness and inclusivity—even if it seems scary or uncomfortable. This book makes an ideal new-baby, first-day-of-school, or graduation gift, or any milestone that celebrates someone's world getting bigger. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 3-5. Dial Books for Young Readers.

Grades K-1. Dial Books for Young Readers.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Stories in rhyme.

Subject Term:

Circle -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Communities -- Juvenile fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Montague, Kristi,

Publisher:

Dial Books for Young Readers,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9780593323182

Publication Information:

New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021.

Call Number:

P MONTAGUE

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003625806	New Picture Books	MONTAGUE	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

The debut picture book from the creator of the viral sensation Kid President is a moving take on how we can create bigger and bigger circles of community and connections as we grow-now a New York Times bestseller!

In the circles all around us, everywhere that we all go, there's a difference we can make and a love we can all show.

This is the story of a circle. When we're first born, our circle is very small, but as we grow and build relationships, our circle keeps getting bigger and bigger to include family, friends, neighbors, community, and beyond. Brad Montague originally created Circles as an Instagram video adorably narrated by his kids, and now this picture book adaptation is the perfect way to start a conversation about how to expand our worlds with kindness and inclusivity-even if it seems scary or uncomfortable. This book makes an ideal new-baby, first-day-of-school, or graduation gift, or any milestone that celebrates someone's world getting bigger.

Author Notes

Brad Montague is creator of the hit web series Kid President , and Kid Congress , and author of the New York Times best seller Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome and Becoming Better Grownups . As an illustrator his work is regularly featured in Joanna Gaines's The Magnolia Journal . He lives in Tennessee with his wife and kids.

Kristi Montague is a designer, maker and jack-of-all-trades who owns and operates Montague Workshop, a creative studio, with her husband, Brad. From Kid President to books and birds and more, their studio aims to joyfully rebel against the world that is to create the world that could be. She's also a mama to two kids and lives in a 117-year-old house in rural Tennessee.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2--Rather than a book about shapes, this title refers to the concentric circles of love that grow from one's self to include family, then extended family, then friends, community helpers, more friends, and the world at large. "So let us create bigger circles / all around us for the rest of our days. / Let our caring ripple out / in a million little ways." There may be some confusion over why sometimes circles are shown intersecting rather than rippling out, but the overall message is one of inclusion and performing acts of kindness. A delicate line and soft colors depict a diverse cast of winsome characters and the dainty details of how they spread goodwill. The hand-lettered text is visually of a piece with the line in the art. This is most appropriate for one-on-one sharing, and some practice will be required in order to read the verse without stumbling. VERDICT This is a well-meaning inducement to build community that will be best understood through conversation with an adult reader.--Jan Aldrich Solow, formerly Fairfax County Public Sch., VA