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Not a Box (Paperback)

by Antoinette Portis (Author, Illustrator)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books (6 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007254806
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007254804
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 22.4 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,250 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A beautifully designed book, celebrating the power of the imagination to transform even the most ordinary of objects into something magical. 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 the memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her brother, Antoinette Portis captures the thrill of when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes reality. Her simple, spare text and illustrations show that seeing truly depends on the ability to believe in the possibilities.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best children's book around, 9 Mar 2009
By I. Leer (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This book is so simple and spot-on! My four year old loves this book and can really relate to a box being SOOOOO much more than just a box! It is clearly written by an author who knows the inner workings of a child's imagination. This is a book for all children who have pretended that a box is a car/boat/house/robot/etc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Much like a cardboard box: refreshingly simple and a lot of fun., 3 Oct 2008
By ELH Browning "Esther-Lou" (Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon) - See all my reviews
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Packaged like a brown cardboard box, with a weight on the front and `this side up arrows' on the back, this book is incredibly clear and simple, and equally successful for all its simplicity. Very brief timeless text on the left hand pages is accompanied by childish pictures (think Miffy with softer lines) on the right hand, portraying the a rabbit and his box. And overlaid in red, where appropriate, is the shape the box is taking in the rabbit's imagination. For example, on the first page the question is asked "Why are you sitting in a box" [black and white picture of rabbit in box] and over the page, the text reads "It's not a box" and in red we see rabbit's racing car. And so on. Rabbit uses the box for many adventures as a hot-air balloon, an elephant, a robot, and each time the child reader will enjoy describing how the not-a-box is being used this time. Charming, eye-catching in its sparsity and suitable from about a year.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, 28 Sep 2008
By S. Loftus (MK UK) - See all my reviews
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This book perfectly captures the magic that can only occur when a small child is given a large box and left to use their own imagination.

Lovely, simple drawings are the only answers to the "what is it?" question on each page, leaving children to fill in the words themselves.

Wonderful book. Can't wait to read "Not a Stick" :)
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