Not A Box

Description

Don't miss this wholly original celebration of the power of imagination, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. This picture book with its visual humor and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson-and it's a thoughtful graduation gift for creative people of all ages. 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 inside a cardboard box, and through play, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible. After reading this book aloud, continue the fun by drawing shapes like a triangle or circle, and asking your child what the triangle is NOT!

Antoinette Portis is the author and illustrator of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling NOT A BOX (NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book and 2007 Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor Book) and it's equally strong follow-up, NOT A STICK. She attended the UCLA School of Fine Arts and is a former creative director at Disney. Antoinette lives in Southern California. This is her third picture book for children. You can visit her online at www.antoinetteportis.com.