Children's Fiction Size & Shape
Tadeo's Search for Circles
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2023
- Category
- Size & Shape, General
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781554551736
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $18.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554554560
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $12.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554555345
- Publish Date
- Aug 2023
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
Gold Medal Winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Children's Picture Books (7 & Under) Category
2013 R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature nominee
New in paperback!
A young boy's search for the perfect circle takes him on a fantastical journey around the world—only to discover perfection in his own home. Tadeo's dream—like journey around the world in search of the perfect circle" takes him from his home in South America to the Turkish bazaar in Istanbul, the African savannah, the bright lights of London, and the snowy Arctic. Richly textured illustrations combined with imaginative, poetic text create a gentle bedtime story about the wide world around us and the comforting familiarity of home."
About the authors
Marion Brooker has spent many years writing dramas, historical, and human interest stories for educational radio for Grades 1-12. She is the author of Thin Ice and Noreen and the Amazing No-Good Horse. Marion lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with her husband, happily surrounded by family, grandchildren, and their pets.
Kyrsten Brooker’s distinct, inventive illustrations have appeared in popular and award-winning picture books, such as When We Go Walking by Cari Best, Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia C. McKissack, and Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter, which J. Patrick Lewis praised in a New York Times review saying, “Kyrsten Brooker uses collages so adroitly and with such brio that you feel like reaching in and putting an arm around each of these elegantly drawn characters.” She lives with her family in Alberta, Canada.
Librarian Reviews
Tadeo’s Search for Circles
From his home in Central America, Tadeo hunts for the perfect circle but bubblegum rings pop, sandcastles wash away and even goodnight yawns aren’t exact. At bedtime, with circles still on his mind, Tadeo embarks on a magical journey. Elegant giraffes in Africa, minarets and bazaars in Istanbul, the London Eye and Arctic bears all offer possibilities. Only after skimming home across wondrous scenes and finally falling into the safety of his mother’s arms does Tadeo recognize his perfect circle.Combining the pragmatic with the illusory, this gentle read will engage children as both onlooker and participant. The poetic text is rich and imaginative, creating a satisfying bedtime story with a wise and comforting message that both preschool and primary age children will enjoy, each finding different aspects to intrigue them.
The pleasing text is beautifully complemented by Kyrsten Brooker’s artwork, a combination of collage and oil in sumptuous colours. Double-page spreads convey the vastness of Tadeo’s journey, whimsical details keep the reader hunting for intriguing minutiae and world map endpapers offer subject matter for discussion.
Winner of the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Award, this book is an attractive and enticing read-aloud that should be popular with both children and adults.
Source: The Canadian Children's Bookcentre. Fall 2012. Volume 35 No. 4.
