Reviews

Cirkel by Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett

seedsofsunflowers's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

lohn's review against another edition

3.0

I love the illustrations, but there is no ending...I needed a resolution.

kalynau's review against another edition

5.0

Triangle and Square were huge hits in our house, and Circle did not disappoint! The almost monochromatic illustrations allow for focus on the text and on the incremental changes on the wordless pages. The wordless pages are almost the most popular since the kids get to tell me what's happening. I definitely will be recommending this book to the kids I work with (and their adults).

lirael's review against another edition

3.0

It's a mystery. Spelunking is involved.

pussreboots's review against another edition

2.0

I get that he/him ends up often being the default in English. There's a movement to rely more on the single they/them and I think these three books would have been better without a gender binary.

http://pussreboots.com/blog/2019/comments_04/circle.html

taarna's review against another edition

3.0

Cute. Although, idk why, but it bothered me that circle didn't have legs when the other shapes had legs....

ryandriyani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

shayemiller's review against another edition

4.0

This is a humorous final trilogy episode on friendship, fears, and assumptions. Circle has created a rule that Triangle decides to break. Mean words are said, apologies are made, and Triangle learns a lesson about darkness. But what if there was goodness in the dark, but they just couldn’t see it? If I didn’t already know this was a trilogy, the ending would have me believing there’s another shape that will be introduced. Really cute for initiating discussion with younger children! The artwork in this book was created digitally and with watercolor and graphite.

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quynh23's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

amdame1's review against another edition

4.0

Read this to my self-contained special ed class. They enjoyed this tale of the three friends: circle, triangle and square playing hide and seek near a waterfall. Triangle breaks the rules and hides behind the waterfall. It has a bit of a cliffhanger ending but also requires some imagination. A fun read.