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A review by librariandest
Triangle by Mac Barnett
4.0
I was at the bookstore in the children's section and this just jumped out at me. In a sea of complicated covers, the bold simplicity of it was like WHAM! to my eyes. I feel like that alone is great.
The story is pretty good. More Klassen-ish than Barnett-ish to me, which is to say subtle and almost sort of creepy. I expect something livelier from Mac Barnett. But the illustrations dominate this and they are in Jon Klassen's signature muted color palette which I think detracts a bit from the playfulness of the story.
Their other picture book collaborations, [book:Sam and Dave Dig a Hole|20708761] and [book:Extra Yarn|12065943] have human characters that are more classic cute. These shape characters have the same eyes as the animals in Klassen's hat series. And while I like how expressive they are, they also kind of creep me out. So intense.
The story is pretty good. More Klassen-ish than Barnett-ish to me, which is to say subtle and almost sort of creepy. I expect something livelier from Mac Barnett. But the illustrations dominate this and they are in Jon Klassen's signature muted color palette which I think detracts a bit from the playfulness of the story.
Their other picture book collaborations, [book:Sam and Dave Dig a Hole|20708761] and [book:Extra Yarn|12065943] have human characters that are more classic cute. These shape characters have the same eyes as the animals in Klassen's hat series. And while I like how expressive they are, they also kind of creep me out. So intense.