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Apr 02, 2017forbesrachel rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Triangle has thought up a sneaky trick that he wants to play on Square. So he sets out through his triangle door, away from his triangle house, and triangle shaped world. When he reaches Square's house, he does a mean thing. The antagonized Square gives chase. Rather than ending with a happy resolution, the author leaves us with a thought-provoking question, and that awkward feeling where both parties end up worse off than before because of their actions. The lesson is two-fold; don't play mean tricks on friends, and seeking revenge often ends up in sorrow. Both Barnett's and illustrator Klassen's minimalist style delivers a pointed story. Images progress in a triangle like fashion, starting and ending at the same place, with the turning point being at Square's home. Clearly, every bit of the composition and space was carefully considered, because the pacing and emotional beats are perfectly timed, and, the thoughts of, and the relationship between, the two characters is always visually in front of us. Triangle is another thoughtfully brilliant work from the creative team behind Sam and Dave Dig a Hole.