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A book for kids who love boxes
Filed under: Toddlers Preschoolers, Preschoolers, Big Kids, That's Entertainment
The other day, my son came and asked me if I had two cardboard boxes. "I need to invent something," he said seriously. We found a couple of shoe boxes and he used them to build a Pancake Machine, and then a race track, and finally super hero hideout.
I love when my kids play like that, with that kind of imagination. So when I picked up Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, I was instantly won over by its premise: Portis pairs simple text with lovely line drawings to show various things a child might imagine a box to be. The adult voice in the story asks questions like "Why are you standing in that box?" and the bunny answers, "It's not a box!" The accompanying pictures show the bunny imagining the box as a building on fire, a race car, and a mountain. The box itself is drawn in black, with the bunny's imaginative additions drawn in red.
The book is marketed for preschool-age children, but I think it would be appropriate for a younger child as well, one who is just beginning to explore more elaborate pretend play. It would make a lovely gift, particularly if you paired it with a sturdy cardboard box, perhaps large enough to sit or stand in.
I love when my kids play like that, with that kind of imagination. So when I picked up Not a Box by Antoinette Portis, I was instantly won over by its premise: Portis pairs simple text with lovely line drawings to show various things a child might imagine a box to be. The adult voice in the story asks questions like "Why are you standing in that box?" and the bunny answers, "It's not a box!" The accompanying pictures show the bunny imagining the box as a building on fire, a race car, and a mountain. The box itself is drawn in black, with the bunny's imaginative additions drawn in red.
The book is marketed for preschool-age children, but I think it would be appropriate for a younger child as well, one who is just beginning to explore more elaborate pretend play. It would make a lovely gift, particularly if you paired it with a sturdy cardboard box, perhaps large enough to sit or stand in.
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2-12-2007 @ 12:21PM
maria said...There's a great book called Christina Katarina and the Box - It's an older book (like from when I was a kid) but I was thrilled when someone gave it to my kids for Christmas or birthday - it's definitely a favorite!
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