Dear Parents,“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Psalms 133:1)
“Come, approach us, have no fear, let us all be together here!”
Bonding and spending time together turn the shapes in this book into an ice cream, a truck, a shining star, and even a smiling face.
Our connection to others also benefits each of us, and creates wonderful experiences. Spending time with friends and collaborating with others fills us all with joy and fun.
Enjoy reading this story!
Perhaps you would enjoy taking a look at the illustrations together: can your child name all the shapes on every page? While reading the story, you may want to pay attention to the shapes’ facial expressions. When are they happy? And what makes them smile?
You may enjoy using some colored paper to cut out shapes, or playing with a ready-made game of shapes. Together, you could invent other combinations of shapes, and create more things.
Perhaps you would enjoy going on a search, and discovering the shapes that are hidden in books, toys, and various rooms of your home, such as the square floor tiles of your living room, or the round holes in your sieve.
You may want to play with building blocks, and use the different shapes to create various artistic structures together. For although it is sometimes nice to be alone, it is so good and pleasant to play together!
Does your child know the song Hinneh ma tov uma naim (“Behold, how good and how pleasant…”)? Perhaps you would enjoy singing it and dancing together.
On the final page of the book, the shapes create a windmill together. Has your child ever seen a windmill? You may want to make a paper pinwheel, blow on it, and see how the rush of air moves its wings, just like a windmill.
