# Rectangle Time - Hardcover

by **Pamela Paul** (Author), **Becky Cameron** (Illustrator)

**Perfect for story time, _New York Times Book Review_ editor Pamela Paul's funny and charming story about books, pets, and reading together will enchant readers of all ages.**

This spunky, self-assured cat has always loved Rectangle Time--when the boy and the man he lives with curl up with their rectangle and read aloud from it. The cat knows how helpful he is during Rectangle Time, of course--his presence is vital to the very ritual! But when the rectangle starts to get smaller, the stories start to get quieter, and worst of all, the boy no longer needs the cat's "help," the cat must find a way to reclaim his part in Rectangle Time, even if slightly different from before.

In this fun, funny, and ultimately sweet story about growing up, embracing change, and the ways we all can misread social cues, we see the power of stories to bring everyone together--there's always room for everyone at story time.

**Praise for _Rectangle Time_**

"The story subtly celebrates the pleasures of being read to and of growing toward reading independence. . . . A good option to hand educators needing to teach inference and for lovers of silly cats." --**_SLJ_**

"A sweet story about falling in love with reading." --**_Kirkus_**

"Comforting . . . clever." --**_Publishers Weekly_**

"This readaloud is sure to become a read-along as the listener's own literacy and vocabulary skills increase." --**_BCCB_**

"Truly delightful . . . kids will giggle over the familiar feline antics." --**_Booklist_**

### Author Biography

Pamela Paul (pamelapaul.com) is the editor of _The New York Times Book Review_ and oversees books coverage at _The New York Times_. She is also the host of the weekly _Book Review_ podcast. She is the author of six books, including _The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony_, _Pornified_, _Parenting, Inc._, _By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review_, _My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books_, _Plot Ensues_, and _How to Raise a Reader_, co-written with Maria Russo. Paul has been a contributor to _TIME_ magazine and _The Economist_, and a columnist for _The New York Times_ Sunday Styles section and _Worth_ magazine. Her work has also appeared in _The Atlantic_, _The Washington Post_, _The New York Times Magazine_, _Vogue,_ and other publications. You can follow Pamela Paul on Twitter @pamelapaulnyt.

Becky Cameron (beckycameron.co.uk) is an author and illustrator from sunny Sheffield in the UK. She graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a first class degree in graphic design and illustration before completing an MA in children's book illustration with distinction at the prestigious Cambridge School of Art. She now works from her little home studio in Oxfordshire where she lives with her husband and their cat Kiki. You can follow Becky Cameron on Instagram @doodleyboo.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 10.3 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 16, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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