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Not a Box

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 3,782 Ratings and 474 Reviews

Book Description


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 and inside a cardboard ... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperFestival
BindingBoard book (9 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages28
ISBN-100061994421
ISBN-13978-0061994425
Publication Date09/27/2011
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About Antoinette Portis (Author, Illustrator) : Antoinette Portis is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Antoinette Portis include A Penguin Story and the New York Times bestselling Not a Box ... more
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12/14/2011 Alyssa Rixe

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11/18/2010 Marty Flynn said: Simply Very Clever
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5/2/2010 Dawn Fulton tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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3/16/2009 Mai Kemble said: This is definitely one of those books that I thought "I wish I had done that!"
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9/26/2008 celia Leary said: Fabulous book for developing imaginations! Great as a teacher before doing box modelling to give children inspiration, but also just a fun book to read.
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8/26/2008 J. Ben Moss said: A wonderfully minimalistic, understated masterpiece.
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3/28/2008 Kelly Sonnack said: One of my favorites. Truly captures and encourages the imagination. I definitely played in not-a-boxes when I was little.
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2/11/2008 Melinda Beavers said: So cute, so simple, so perfect. I remember playing like this as a child - I always love when I can read a picture book that actually takes me back.
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8/9/2007 Jennifer Coy tagged as: Inspired me

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