From an Oval was.a cute story of a boy who draws an animal companion, which turns out to be different than he wanted. I wish there was more color in the book, but the illustrations were nice and simple otherwise.

From an Oval, written by Najah Jabbar is a clever, children's book that engages the reader from its start. The oval is personified by Izzy. I love Izzy because this character is represented in Jabbar's other children's books. Izzy's surprise of her use of ovals to create a dog who turns out to be a sheep is sweet and teaches students how to accept who they are meant to be. The use of appropriate diction paves a road for the teacher to teach critical vocabulary (peculiar, gawked, bleated, and frenzy) through art lessons. The illustrations are simple, yet perfect for the student's curiosity. The illustrations of Izzy being nuzzled by the sheep is warm and helps the reader understand how Izzy accepts and appreciates her new friend, the sheep.

A very imaginative book with creative characters. From an Oval is a tale of a boy's drawings taking on a life of their own. In the vein of Harold and the Purple Crayon, this is a story you will come back to time and again. The author uses clever language to push the story along and grow the readers lexicon. A super read aloud for children with amazing artwork.

This is a fun story about shapes. The story starts off with a child drawing an animal which is supposed to be a dog. The animal disagrees and feels much more like a sheep. After much disagreement, Izzy finally relents and lets the sheep be a sheep. This book is highly creative and imaginative and I think it would be really intriguing for young readers. As a grade 3 teacher I could definitely see using this book as a mentor text for an activity on shape, creative writing and art. Seeing the world in different perspectives is an important skill in the early years and I think that this book would be a great starting point for lessons on being imaginative and creative. I would recommend this book to parents and teachers of creative little people in the age 4-10 range. I look forward to picking up a copy for my class soon!

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review a complimentary copy of this ebook!

This is cute story that could be read in an early childhood classroom while the students are learning about shapes. The oval is often underrated and this is a fun way to include it while teaching a child about shapes!

This is a cute book about a boy named Izzy who tries to draw an oval into a dog, but the oval doesn’t want to be a dog. Izzy tries to bark at the oval and put it on a leash like a dog, but the oval just wants to “baaa” and graze the paper like a sheep. By the end of the story, Izzy finally decides to accept that his oval animal creation friend is a sheep.

My 4-year-old twins really enjoyed this book. One of my twins loves drawing and said she wanted to try and draw ovals like Izzy. I could see this book encouraging budding young artists. Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.