Sitting In My Box
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 1989

Sitting In My Box

Written by Dee Lillegard

Can a boy fit wild animals into a tiny box? Ask the flea!

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32 pages· 40L
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Bookroo's summary

A boy's imagination runs wild as he tries to fit a giraffe, elephant, baboon, lion, and hippo into a tiny cardboard box. But what does the flea think? Discover the playful chaos and unexpected surprises as each animal attempts to squeeze in, testing the limits of creativity and space. Will they all fit, or will the box burst? Dive into this whimsical adventure where the impossible becomes possible, and the smallest creature might hold the biggest answer.

From the publisher

What happens when a boy with a book, a tall giraffe, an old gray elephant, a big baboon, a grumpy lion, and a hippopotamus try to squeeze into one tiny cardboard box? Ask the flea! Playful cartoon-like illustrations by Jon Agee follow the cumulative narrative and the boy’s imagination as he reads about different wild animals.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
40L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
0.8
F&P level
~B
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
3055
Publication
Published
January 5, 2012
First published
September 21, 1989
Publisher
Two Lions
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780761456469

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