Jane Yolen poetically reminds young readers that a simple box can be a child's most imaginative plaything as artist Chris Sheban illustrates its myriad and magical uses.
"'A Box! A box is a wonder indeed. The only such magic that you'll ever need.' This book offers gentle suggestions for what to do with a cardboard box, from the practical to the fantastical and from solitary to social." -- Booklist If you give a child a box, who can tell what will happen next? It may become a library or a boat. It could set the scene for a fairy tale or a wild expedition. The most wonderful thing is its seemingly endless capacity for magical adventure, a feature imaginatively captured in cardboard-esque art by Chris Sheban and rhythmically celebrated in this poetic tribute by renowned children's author Jane Yolen.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Original Binding: Board Book
Pages: 14 pages
ISBN-10: 1568463200
Item Weight: 0.45 lbs
Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.3 x 7.7 inches
Jane Yolen has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" due to her significant contributions to children's literature, especially her original and collected fairy tales. She has written more than 300 books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Owl Moon, and earned numerous honors. She lives in Massachusetts and Scotland.
Chris Sheban has illustrated five books for Creative Editions, including A Night on the Range and I Met a Dinosaur. His work has been honored with three gold and three silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. He lives near Chicago, Illinois.
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