Join a daycare class as they find shapes at play time - then clean up together and transition to circle time! In our day care class, it's time to play. Let's find shapes along the way! There are triangles, squares, diamonds, and other shapes in the paintings, blocks, and dolls. What other shapes can you find? The bilingual version of this beloved book is perfect for early spanish and english language learning. . Introduce early maths and geometry concepts . Bilingual text teaches early spanish and english language learning . Shows a diverse cast of toddlers during play time at a daycare . Seek-and-find shapes from the last page throughout the book AGES: 1 to 4 AUTHOR: Mk Smith Despres is the author of the First Friends board book series, as well as Night Song and There's That Sun Again, and was named a 2024 Green Box Artist in Residence. Mk has worked as an educator for over 15 years with kids and adults with disabilities. They write, teach, and read lots of books with their family in western Massachusetts, USA. MkSmithDespres.com Aya Watanabe is a Japanese illustrator who loves to explore imaginary worlds and to express her inner child through art. Creating fun content for kids is her passion. She lives and works in Tokyo, Japan, with her pet caterpillars. aw-illustrations.com SELLING POINTS: . EARLY LEARNING CONCEPTS: Introduces a variety of shapes in an engaging, age-appropriate format. . SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Gentle social-emotional storyline shown in the artwork depicts children making a mess and then cleaning up together. . DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ILLUSTRATIONS: The class of 8 toddlers and 2 grownups features a variety of skin tones and body shapes, and a child with a hearing aid. . DAILY ROUTINE / DAYCARE SETTING: This story focuses on ?free choice? play time, a fun and relatable part of the daily routine at a daycare. . INTERACTIVE: The final spread shows all the shapes in the book so that readers can go back through and find them all again. . SERIES: The First Friends series introduces readers to a repeating cast of characters in a daycare classroom, with each book focusing on a different early learning concepts? . LANGUAGE LEARNING: Bilingual text helps children and adults strengthen reading, speaking, and listening skills in either language.