Square

　　紐約時報最暢銷二人組，Mac Barnett 與 Jon Klassen 回來啦！ 《形狀三部曲》第二部， 極簡的圖像風格，耐人尋味的幽默故事，為繪本創造出豐富層次的可能性，讓人一讀驚豔，大呼過癮。

　　正方形每天都從它的秘密洞穴深處將大石塊搬向山頂，它認為這是它的工作。某天圓形經過，將這些方塊視為驚人的創作，認為正方形是天才雕塑家！於是便要求正方形幫它雕塑肖像。

　　但正方形發現，它無法用石鎚和鑿子雕刻出完美的圓形，一天過去，它失望地在雨中睡著了。第二天起床，絕望依然存在，但當圓形看到正方形為它雕塑的肖像時，反應卻出乎正方形的意料：「這真是太完美了！你真是一個天才！」但，這是真的嗎？

　　克拉森極簡主義的水彩以及石墨插圖，為書中角色那令人印象深刻的「眼睛」創造出適度的表現空間，增強書中的幽默感與諷刺感。簡短的句子，令人抓狂的情節，對讀者來說顯得平易近人，帶領讀者從更全面的角度來看待生活周遭的一切。【文 / 博客來編譯】

        Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+
The beguiling second entry in the innovative shape trilogy by multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen.
 
        This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Square’s friend Circle.
 
        Circle thinks Square is an artistic genius. But is he really? With the second story in a trilogy of tales about Triangle, Square, and Circle, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen nudge readers toward a more well-rounded way of looking at things. Understated and striking in its simplicity, this funny, thoughtful offering from two of today’s most talented picture-book creators emphasizes the importance of keeping your eyes -- and your mind -- open to wonder where others see only rubble and rocks.

Mac Barnett is the author of numerous books for children, including four illustrated by Jon Klassen: The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse; Triangle; Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award; and Extra Yarn, which won a Caldecott Honor and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Mac Barnett lives in California.

Jon Klassen is the author-illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book; This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal; and We Found a Hat. He is also the illustrator of two Caldecott Honor books, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn, both written by Mac Barnett. Jon Klassen lives in Los Angeles.