Not a Box
A box is just a box . . . unless it's not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows. Inspired by a memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her sister, Antoinette Portis captures the thrill when pretend feels so real...
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A box is just a box . . . unless it's not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows. Inspired by a memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her sister, Antoinette Portis captures the thrill when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes real—when the imagination takes over and inside a cardboard box, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061123221 (0061123226)
ASIN: 61123226
Publish date: December 12th 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I don't normally review children's books but this is a special case. I adored this book! Who doesn't remember getting a box as a child and being entertained for hours? I loved the little bunny and all of his different ways of reinventing a box. My five year old is now on a mission for her own "not a...
not a box by antonette portisabout a rabbit that likes to image about a box but it is not a box at all.sometimes it is a spaceship, another time they are on top of the mountain.
What an adorable, spare story book about a little rabbit and his imagination! It perfectly captures the sometimes confusing attachments that young children make to simple objects like boxes. Why a box? Because it is not a box! It is a million different toys! A Barbie doll can only be a Barbie doll, ...
I checked this out of the library based on Abigail's review and later comments wondering if this concept would work for the kiddies. I have some kiddies to do some reading 'speriments on, so I did that. Abigail puts this much better than I will, but the book is a call and response between an unseen ...
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