By Carter Higgins
Texas 2x2 selection
Cybils Finalist
100 Scope Notes Best of the Year
Smithsonian Magazine Best Book of the Year
2022 Mathical Book Prize Honor Book
Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021
2022 Texas 2x2 Reading List selection
★ “[V]isually striking. . . carefully assembled. . . [and] inspired by an Eric Carle aesthetic. . . [Circle Under Berry] possesses a pleasing rhythm and subtle rhymes, positively begging to be read aloud: ‘circle next to berry / square by bear by sweet // blue up high / pig down low / yellow in between.’ Satisfying, engaging, and sure to entertain the toddlers at whom it is aimed.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
★ “Using hand-painted paper to create brilliantly hued, shape-based forms that appear against a clean white backdrop, Higgins (Bikes for Sale) economically examines ways to observe color, shape, pattern, and position” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"[S]parkling and ingenious . . . will become a nursery staple. . . . [Circle Under Berry] positively tingles." —The Wall Street Journal
“An appealing choice for emerging readers [and] the emphasis on prepositions will aid English language learners as well.” —Booklist
“A triumph of design and a beacon of possibility.” —The Horn Book Magazine