Museum of Shapes

Sven Volker

Book cover for Museum of Shapes
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Book cover for Museum of Shapes
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Museum of Shapes

Museum of Shapes

Sven Volker

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Description

Welcome to the Museum of Shapes. Alma is the curator of the museum. She decides which shapes should go where.

Triangles have three sides and three angles. Can you help Alma find all the triangles on the shelves? Almas favorite shape is a circle. All the points on the edge of a circle are the same distance from its center. Not all shapes are geometric. Some lines are wiggly and messy. Can you make a wiggly line with your body?

This is an engaging and informative book about the shapes that make up our world. The narrative framework is complemented by interactive texts and gorgeous, minimalist illustration, shedding new light on the beauty of geometry.

About the Author

Sven Volker is the author and illustrator of the New York Times award-winning A Million Dots (Cicada, 2019) and the critically acclaimed Are We There Yet? (Cicada, 2023). His minimalist aesthetic has featured on car branding, stage design and art installations. He is a professor at Potsdam University.

Critical Reviews

"Spare text has a pleasing clarity as well as a playfulness. . . . Blocky, clean-edged artwork with occasional spatter textures energizes narration through unexpected design composition."--Publishers Weekly

-- (9/15/2025 12:00:00 AM)

Publishing Information

Publisher: Cicada Books
Pub date: 2025-10-07
Length: 36 pages

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