{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 17: Best Books About Shapes","description":"Today\u2019s episode is all about shapes!  Learning about shapes is foundational to your child\u2019s cognitive development; by teaching your children about shapes from an early age, you are helping: to augment their communication skills, to develop their pre-reading and writing skills, to enhance their creative skills, to develop their logical thinking skills through sorting, and to give them an understanding of the basics of geometry.  In this episode, we discuss concept books that will help you teach your younger children to identify and label shapes as well as books for your older children that simply have fun with shapes.  I also recommend a few toys and activities that you can do with your child to supplement these shape books.  Happy Reading! Click HERE for the TRANSCRIPT, the FULL LIST OF BOOKS mentioned in this episode, and all FREE PRINTABLES.      Click HERE to join our mailing list!  Get in touch via email: christina@exquisitelyeverafter.com Get in touch on Instagram: @exquisitelyeverafter All other information can be found in the blog post for this episode:  https:\/\/exquisitelyeverafter.com\/episode17\/    If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!  Happy Reading!       Exquisitely Ever After is a podcast about reading children\u2019s literature to cultivate kind, intelligent, and successful kids.  Host Christina Phillips-Mattson is a writer, educator, and mother of two little boys who received her Ph.D. in children\u2019s and young adult literature from Harvard University.  ","author_name":"Exquisitely Ever After","author_url":"https:\/\/exquisitelyeverafter.com","html":"