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Jabbar, Najah A. From a Rectangle
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952-813-00-9 (Hardback) ISBN: 978-1-952-813-01-6 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-952-813-02-3 (digital)Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Lizzy Book series. From a rectangle, Lizzy hopes to draw a move-in ready spectacular house, and, alas, accomplishes her goal, but the "house stood still as could be." The determined and adorable Lizzy repeatedly adds details, making the house even more spectacular, but the "house stood still as could be." When "down, down came the rain," Lizzy and her cat, Binti, appear quite stuck on white space. Ledger conveys emotions and action through the use of simple lines and colors and the sequence of illustrations. This sweet picture book hopes to encourage conversations in art, math, literature, and psychology, but most of all, it hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining. Ledger's illustrations match the playful tone and give Lizzy personality.
The author mixes learning and wild imagination for joy and fun in reading. Look for these other titles From a Shape Lizzy Book series or From a Shape Izzy Book series, available soon on Amazon.
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"From a Circle is the perfect opening to an arts and crafts session in school or home with a caregiver. This book is also written with young readers in mind and is most highly recommended." -Jack Magnus, Readers' Favorite
Jabbar, Najah A. From a Circle
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952-813-03-0 (hardback) ISBN: 978-1-952-813-04-7 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-952-813-05-4 (digital)
32 pp. Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Lizzy Book series. "From a Circle," Lizzy and her pencil return in hopes of drawing a beautiful circle friend. Alas, a smiling face appears, but the circle is not responding. Why? Because something is wrong! Can Lizzy figure it out? Like its predecessors, this story focuses on problem-solving, but its bigger purpose is to encourage children to grab their pencils and start imagining.
Jabbar, Najah A. From a Triangle
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-06-1 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781-952813-07-8 (paperback)
Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Lizzy Book series. In "From a Triangle," Lizzy is struggling with drawing a picture from a triangle. After an attempt, she hears something--"Bop, bob! Bop, bop!" An idea appears but is rejected. Instead "three whiskers sprouted, long...and spread out...on each side of the triangle." Since Lizzy is allergic, the triangle sat all alone until: "Bop, bop! Bop, bop!" Like the others in the series, this book hopes to encourage conversations in art, math, and literature. In addition, it can also be a springboard for conversations on "creative blocks" and how to move beyond them. Notably, it hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining.
Jabbar, Najah A. From a Square
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-08-5 (hardback)
ISBN: 978-1-952813-09-2 (print)
Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Lizzy Book series. In "From a Square,” Lizzy draws a “deluxe robot” from a square. After adding “top-notch antennas,” she is ready to command it to play, but it refuses. Using a basic story structure, this book brings themes of manners and creativity, while also playing with the ideas of problem-solving. Like the others, it hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining.
Jabbar, Najah A. From a Rectangle
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-10-8 (hardback)
ISBN: 978-1-952813-11-5 (paperback)Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Izzy Book series. Izzy draws a train from a rectangle, but it won't start. After adding more details, the train still goes "ka-hh, ka-hh, ka-hh, k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-ka-hh, ka-hh!" Beads of sweat and popping eyes make Izzy's frustration clear. When Izzy takes another look, to his surprise, he finds it is beyond the mechanics of a train. Though this story has a similar story structure to its predecessors, it is more complex and covers themes of creativity and relationship. Following along as Izzy builds a train should make for tons of fun. Like the others, it hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining.
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Jabbar, Najah A. From an Oval
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-14-6 (hardback) ISBN: 978-1-952813-15-3 (paperback)Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Izzy Book series. "From an Oval,” Izzy knows what he wants to draw, but the oval rejects the idea and takes on its own identity. Izzy attempts to cajole it with a ball, leash, and walk, but “quite stubbornly, the oval stuck on the page…and started grazing a path…across two pages.” Though a more profound theme, young readers will find joy in the short dialogue between the oval and Izzy. Like the others, it hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining.
Coming 2020
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Jabbar, Najah A. From a Square
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-12-2 (hardback) ISBN: 978-1-952813-13-9 (print)Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Izzy Book series. “From a Square,” Izzy is struggling to draw something extraordinary. After several attempts, he is back to square one. Eventually, he sees something neat in the square. After some fun, he feels it’s “scribbles.” Still, the square refuses to go away, even after losing an eye. Though this story has a similar story structure and theme as previous installments, the long sentences have more movement as if they’re skidding across the page, just like the pencil. And like the others, the book hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining.
Coming 2020
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Jabbar, Najah A. Bat Boy
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-18-4 (paperback)
Ty loved everything bat until he was sent off to a school where ponies ruled. After that, he galloped, bucked, and neighed and stopped whizzing around, or slumbering upside down, but it didn't feel right. This story introduces concepts such as belonging, bullying, and standing up for yourself and others.
Jabbar, Najah A. From a Triangle
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-952813-20-7 (paperback) ISBN: 978-952813-22-1 (digital)Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Izzy Book series. “From a Triangle,” Izzy wants to draw a hamster, but oh-oh, it’s a mouse…EEEK! Izzy tries to catch that naughty mouse before “Oh-oh…Snap!” The engaging story focuses less on the problem-solving aspect of the storybook series and more on teaching manners.
Coming 2020
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Jabbar, Najah A. From a Circle
32 pp. ISBN: 978-1-052813-16-0 (hardback)
ISBN: 978-1-952813-17-7 (paperback)Illustrated by Pencil Artist Craig Ledger. From a Shape Izzy Book series. "From a Circle," Izzy deliberately sets out to create a snowman to have a snowball fight. Izzy provides it with winter essentials, including mittens, hat, and scarf, then "Ka-Plunk! Ka-Plunk! Ka-Plink! Ka-Plank!-Splat! But the circle didn't even try." While this story reveals a more complex theme, the sentences are sprinkled with onomatopoeias, making it a joy to read. It hopes to motivate children to grab a pencil and start imagining, but also to start conversations about friendships, tolerance, and expectations.