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My Very First Book of Shapes is a lively, bilingual picture book illustrated by Eric Carle. It features interactive half‑page flaps that allow young readers to match shapes with objects of like size, fostering early math skills and fine‑motor exploration. The book’s bright artwork and simple, words‑free narrative make it suitable for Spanish and German language learners as well as English‑speaking children, encouraging confidence in counting, shape recognition, and creative play.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Eric Carle
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