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Books by Age » 3-4 » Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins, a New Preschool Favorite!

Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins, a New Preschool Favorite!

By Lauren Bercuson ·  Published: Oct 3, 2021 ·  Modified: Jan 24, 2023 ·  This post may contain affiliate links

Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins is a fabulously imaginative new board book that your toddlers and preschoolers will adore. It can teach colors, shapes, and more! Check out our thoughts below

The cover of Circle Under Berry
Table of Contents:
  1. Circle Under Berry has a home on every shelf
  2. Learning opportunities abound within these pages
  3. Frequently asked questions

Move over Brown Bear, Brown Bear. There’s a new book in town that’s destined to become a classic!

If you have a toddler in your house, run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore and pick up a copy of Circle Under Berry by the absolutely brilliant and wickedly creative Carter Higgins.

Circle Under Berry has a home on every shelf

Circle Under Berry is a total treasure. It teaches kids a whole host of concepts, from shapes to colors to animals to patterns to position words.

A playful book that begs to be read over and over again, this fabulous new read for toddlers has rhythmic prose and illustrations that both intrigue and delight kids.

An internal spread from Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins.

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An internal spread from Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins.

Have you ever wondered what you can make with a yellow circle? How about a lion?! What would you make with a green square? Maybe a frog!

An internal spread from Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins.

A playful mashup of pictures, Circle Under Berry explores poetry and spatial relationships, all wrapped up in vibrant colors and shapes.

Readers see multiple transformations with each page turn. And with each turn, they move gracefully through the color wheel, from red to yellow to magenta, a beautiful array of colors to capture little eyes and hearts.

RELATED: Looking for more phenomenal books for your youngest readers? Check out our list of the best board books and these great books for 2-year-olds!

Learning opportunities abound within these pages

As if the prose and vibrant illustrations aren’t enough, Circle Under Berry lends itself to so many fabulous activities for young children.

Just as the best classics do, this board book offers toddlers a wonderful exploration of important concepts for early learners, namely colors and shapes and animals as mentioned previously. For kids that grasp these beginning concepts quickly and are moving towards higher level thinking, it also challenges little ones to determine how different concepts and components relate to one another.

An internal spread from Circle Under Berry by Carter Higgins.

Circle Under Berry lends itself both to group read-alouds and bedtime fun, and it even works perfectly as a springboard for arts and crafts. With its ability to educate and challenge kids while simultaneously mesmerizing them with its sing-song rhythm and intriguing patterns and pictures, there’s no doubt this new read will be a winner in your home.

Circle Under Berry is a puzzle of a book, certain to engage and captivate young readers! It has quickly stolen my heart to become a very favorite picture book for littles.

Frequently asked questions

Is Circle Under Berry a good book for storytime?

Yes! Circle Under Berry is a great book to have kids challenge their way of thinking and look at illustrations from various perspectives. We love how it acts as both a color book and a shape book, and it has kids thinking about animals, too!

What other books do you recommend for toddlers?

We have many book lists for toddlers on the blog, but this list of books for 2-year-olds is sure to be a hit!

Can you point me in the direction of more interactive books?

Absolutely! We love any books that engage young readers through questions, pull tabs, lift the flaps, and more. Check out our awesome list of interactive books for kids both big and small at the link.

Buy Circle Under Berry here!

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  1. Elizabeth Salgado says

    October 7, 2021 10:43 am

    Do you know Orange Pear Apple Bear? Similar concept, similar feel, but features an adorable bear. It was my middle child’s favorite book when he was little and one of the books we routinely give to new parents.

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