Skip to main content
book cover for From an Oval

From an Oval

From a Shape Izzy & Lizzy Book Series

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.

Buy on Amazon Buy on Bookshop.org Buy on Waterstones
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.

Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app

Cancel

1

To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

2

Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.

Pub Date 22 Feb 2022 | Archive Date 7 May 2022

Children's Fiction | Literary Fiction

Talking about this book? Use #FromanOval #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!

Description

Izzy knows what he wants to draw. But the oval rejects the idea and takes on its own identity. Why? Because the oval has its own idea of what it wants to be.

Still, 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.” So what will the oval become?

Izzy knows what he wants to draw. But the oval rejects the idea and takes on its own identity. Why? Because the oval has its own idea of what it wants to be.

Still, Izzy attempts to cajole it with a...

Read More Read More

Advance Praise

"This short story is a comical way to look at a common shape, the oval. The story has unexpected events with 2 enjoyable characters often having humorous conversations. It has the potential to inspire you to think of creative ways to see common shapes differently. I would recommend this book and other books in this series." Mary Jo Barbeau, Second grade teacher, Douglass Elementary, Boulder, CO

"This short story is a comical way to look at a common shape, the oval. The story has unexpected events with 2 enjoyable characters often having humorous conversations. It has the potential to...

Read More Read More

Available Editions

ISBN 9781952813153
PRICE US$9.99 (USD)

Links

Additional Information

Average rating from 10 members

Readers who liked this book also liked:

book cover for Book Club Kit: The Cave by Amani Ballour; Rania Abouzeid
Book Club Kit: The Cave by Amani Ballour; Rania Abouzeid
We Are Bookish
Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction (Adult)
book cover for Hello Baby, It's Me, Alfie
Hello Baby, It's Me, Alfie
Maggie Hutchings
Children's Fiction
book cover for We Are Who We Are
We Are Who We Are
Wab Kinew
Children's Fiction
book cover for Punctuation to the Rescue
Punctuation to the Rescue
Cheryl Olsten
Children's Fiction
book cover for Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings – Board Book for Kids Ages 3–6 | Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, and Social Skills
Sunny Bunnies: My Book of Feelings – Board Book for Kids Ages 3–6 | Emotions, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, and Social Skills
Carine Laforest;
Children's Fiction
book cover for Book Club Kit: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Book Club Kit: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
We Are Bookish
Literary Fiction, Multicultural Interest, Women's Fiction
book cover for Book Club Kit: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Book Club Kit: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
We Are Bookish
LGBTQIA, New Adult, Romance
book cover for Book Club Kit: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Book Club Kit: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
We Are Bookish
Mystery & Thrillers, OwnVoices, Teens & YA
book cover for Book Club Kit: Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Book Club Kit: Wilder Girls by Rory Power
We Are Bookish
LGBTQIA, Sci Fi & Fantasy, Teens & YA
book cover for Book Club Kit: Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur
Book Club Kit: Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur
We Are Bookish
Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction (Adult), Parenting & Families
book cover for Book Club Kit: The Rumor Game by Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra
Book Club Kit: The Rumor Game by Dhonielle Clayton and Sona Charaipotra
We Are Bookish
Multicultural Interest, Mystery & Thrillers, Teens & YA
book cover for Book Club Kit: My Beautiful Black Hair by St. Clair Detrick-Jules
Book Club Kit: My Beautiful Black Hair by St. Clair Detrick-Jules
We Are Bookish
Arts & Photography, Health, Mind & Body, OwnVoices
book cover for Book Club Kit: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
Book Club Kit: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
We Are Bookish
General Fiction (Adult), Romance, Women's Fiction
book cover for Book Club Kit: Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
Book Club Kit: Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour
We Are Bookish
LGBTQIA, Teens & YA
book cover for Book Club Kit: Traitor by Amanda McCrina
Book Club Kit: Traitor by Amanda McCrina
We Are Bookish
Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Teens & YA