A short picture book for young children. It follows Javvy and Panda on a picnic, pointing out circles, squares, and triangles in everyday foods. The book ends with a simple seek-and-find prompt.
A Picnic of Shapes is a short children's picture book for toddlers and preschoolers first learning to recognize basic shapes. It follows two characters, Javvy and Panda, on a sunny picnic where they point out shapes in the food they pack.
The story begins with circle foods, naming an apple and an orange as round examples. It then moves to square foods, using a sandwich and a cracker to show four-sided items, and continues with triangle foods, giving watermelon and a sandwich as three-sided examples.
After introducing the three shapes, the book recaps them together and asks the child to find a circle, square, and triangle on the page. It closes with a line about finding shapes everywhere, encouraging children to notice shapes in their own surroundings.
The book is designed for shared reading between an adult and a child, with simple sentences and a repetitive structure to support early learning. It is a short, cheerful introduction to shapes rather than a comprehensive lesson.