From Page to Screen: Jon Klassen’s SHAPE ISLAND on Apple+

By Kat La Mantia | August 22 2025 | AllBlogChildren'sGeneralPop Culture

What do a Circle, a Triangle, and a Square have in common? Correct! They are all characters on the Apple TV+ series Shape Island. This charming stop-motion animated show follows the everyday lives of Circle, Triangle, and Square as they navigate through their world and blossoming friendship despite their differences.

Season two of this inventive children’s show debuts on August 29, 2025, and we cannot wait to follow these silly shapes on their next adventures! The show is co-created by the talented Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of the trio of books that inspired the series.

Check out the trailer for Shape Island down below, and stock up on the richly imaginative Shapes Trilogy to engage little fans!

 

A favorite creator of some of our most beautiful children’s titles, Jon Klassen’s books are modern classics with sly humor and a unique style that makes them pop on any shelf or table. Haven’t checked out his backlist yet? It’s the perfect time to shape up and circle back on some of our top selling Klassen titles. Shop our top picks down below!

Triangle
Triangle
Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett
9781536228755
Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen conspire again on a slyly funny tale about some very sneaky shapes.Meet Triangle. He is going to play a sneaky trick on his friend, Square. Or so Triangle thinks. . . . With this first tale in a new trilogy, partners in crime Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen will have readers wondering just who they can trust in a richly imagined world of shapes. Visually stunning and full of wry humor, here is a perfectly paced treat that could come only from the minds of two of today’s most irreverent — and talented — picture book creators.
$9.99 US
Mar 14, 2023
9 x 9
Paperback
48 Pages
Candlewick
Age 5-9 years
Circle
Circle
Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett
9781536228779
A New York Times bestseller!Part of the Shapes Trilogy, the books that inspired Shape Island from Apple TV+Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final wry and resonant tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle.This book is about Circle. This book is also about Circle’s friends, Triangle and Square. Also it is about a rule that Circle makes, and how she has to rescue Triangle when he breaks that rule. With their usual pitch-perfect pacing and subtle, sharp wit, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen come full circle in the third and final chapter of their clever shapes trilogy.
$9.99 US
Mar 14, 2023
9 x 9
Paperback
48 Pages
Candlewick
Age 5-9 years
Square
Square
Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett
9781536228762
A New York Times bestseller!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.
$9.99 US
Mar 14, 2023
9 x 9
Paperback
40 Pages
Candlewick
Age 5-9 years
I Want My Hat Back
I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9780763655983
A #1 New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011!A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist.The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despond, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear’s memory and renews his search with a vengeance. Told completely in dialogue, this delicious take on the classic repetitive tale plays out in sly illustrations laced with visual humor — and winks at the reader with a wry irreverence that will have kids of all ages thrilled to be in on the joke.
$18.99 US
Sep 27, 2011
7-7/8 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Candlewick
Age 4-8 years
This Is Not My Hat
This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9780763655990
A New York Times bestseller!The 2013 Caldecott Medal winner!From the creator of the #1 New York Times best-selling and award-winning I Want My Hat Back comes a second wry tale.When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened. . . . Visual humor swims to the fore as the best-selling Jon Klassen follows his breakout debut with another deadpan-funny tale.
$18.99 US
Oct 09, 2012
11 x 7-7/8
Hardcover
40 Pages
Candlewick
Age 4-8 years
We Found a Hat
We Found a Hat
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9780763656003
A New York Times bestseller!Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, who gives his deadpan finale a surprising twist.Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles. And there is only one hat. . . . Evoking hilarity and sympathy, the shifting eyes tell the tale in this brilliantly paced story in three parts, highlighting Jon Klassen’s visual comedy and deceptive simplicity. The delicious buildup takes an unexpected turn that is sure to please loyal fans and newcomers alike.
$18.99 US
Oct 11, 2016
7-7/8 x 11
Hardcover
56 Pages
Candlewick
Age 4-8 years
Your Farm
Your Farm
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9781536230826
"A simultaneously empowering and instructive bedtime tale." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From the incomparable Jon Klassen, one in a trio of companion board books for the youngest of childrenThis is your sun.It is coming up for you. This is your tree.It can go under the sun.With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, a farm and all its items—a horse and its hay, a truck, a stool, a fence—are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down. This is a farm for a young child to have whenever they want to go there. One in a trio of board books focusing on safe spaces, comfort, and imagination, Your Farm signals both a departure for Jon Klassen and a story whose peculiar touches of whimsy stamp the book as iconically his.
$8.99 US
Feb 04, 2025
7 x 5-1/4
Board Book
24 Pages
Candlewick
Age 2-5 years
Your Forest
Your Forest
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9781536230833
"Lulling rhythms, interactive language, and repeating words soothe and amuse, giving readers a place to envision themselves and return to whenever they like." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)From the incomparable Jon Klassen, one in a trio of companion board books for the youngest of childrenThis is your sun. It is coming up for you. These are your trees.They can go over by the sun.With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, a forest and all its items—a cabin, some rocks, a (nice) forest ghost, a stream, a bridge—are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down. This is a forest for a young child to have whenever they want to go there. One of a trio of board books focusing on safe spaces, comfort, and imagination, Your Forest signals both a departure for Jon Klassen and a story whose peculiar touches of whimsy stamp the book as iconically his.
$8.99 US
Feb 04, 2025
7 x 5-1/4
Board Book
24 Pages
Candlewick
Age 2-5 years
Your Island
Your Island
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9781536230819
"Sure to spark the imagination and brimming with whimsy, this deceptively simple bedtime story makes readers an active participant in the process of constructing an entire little world." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From the incomparable Jon Klassen, one in a trio of companion board books for the youngest of childrenThis is your sun. It is coming up for you. This is your palm tree.It can go over by the sun.With a minimal tableau of familiar objects and a gentle rhythm suited for reading aloud, an island and all its items—a tent, a fire, a boat, a bird—are assembled, ending with bedtime as the sun goes down. This is an island for a young child to have whenever they want to go there. One in a trio of board books focusing on safe spaces, comfort, and imagination, Your Island signals both a departure for Jon Klassen and a story whose peculiar touches of whimsy stamp the book as iconically his.
$8.99 US
Feb 04, 2025
7 x 5-1/4
Board Book
24 Pages
Candlewick
Age 2-5 years
Your Truck
Your Truck
Jon Klassen, Jon Klassen
9781536248227
From Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen comes the first board book in the Your Things series for the youngest of children.
$8.99 US
Jan 06, 2026
7 x 5-1/4
Board Book
28 Pages
Candlewick
Age 2-5 years
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett
9781536223767
A New York Times bestseller!The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. When Santa arrives at a child’s house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there’s no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he’s inside? Whether it’s shape-shifting or impromptu laundry use, Mac Barnett’s iconic talent for earnest deadpan humor and Jon Klassen’s irresistibly funny art honor the timeless question with answers both ridiculous and plausible, mounting in hilarity as the night continues. Channeling a child’s fanciful explanations (and begging for further speculation), this latest collaboration by a New York Times best-selling team will find a secure spot among family holiday traditions.
$18.99 US
Sep 12, 2023
7-7/8 x 10-5/8
Hardcover
32 Pages
Candlewick
Age 4-8 years
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