Not a Box
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Board Book · Ages 0–4 · 2006

Not a Box

Written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis

Part of the Not a Box series

A box transforms into endless adventures through a rabbit's imagination.

4.5/7 Bookroo expert·4.3/5 Goodreads · 14,673 ratings
32 pages· AD240L
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Bookroo's summary

A small rabbit discovers that a simple box can become anything—a mountain, a rocket ship—when fueled by imagination. Inspired by childhood memories, this tale captures the magic of pretend play, where reality blurs and anything is possible. What will the box become next?

"It's not, not, not, not, not a box!"

— from the book

From the publisher

Don’t miss this wholly original celebration of the power of imagination, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award

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.

The simple text makes the book appropriate for toddlers, but the message and retro feel of the book also lead to it being an original and compelling gift to mark an occasion such as a graduation.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Reading age
0–4
Audience
Board
Lexile
AD240L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2
F&P level
~H
Publication
Published
December 12, 2006
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780061123221

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