Dan Yaccarino II

'Circle Dogs' written by Kevin Henkes published 1998, Has bold, beguilingly simple illustrations that are visually exciting and a great introduction to shapes. The story has a lovely pace and I can imaging the child following the shapes with their finger.

Dan Yaccarino I

Dan Yaccarino's Morris Mole published 2017 also has a mole who decides to dig up and see what is on the surface. This is a lovely book with great messages about kindness and not being afraid to think differently to everyone else.
Dan has a lovely modern mid-century graphic style.