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 box, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible.
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A bunny with imagination and vision is up to all sorts of playtime fun with what some ignorant people might think is simply a plain cardboard box. But for this fluffy kid, it's a race car, a mountain, and even a burning building. Will the rabbit ever be able to convince anyone that it's not a box? With thick, B&W line drawings, and a limited number of colors--just cherry red, pale yellow, and crisp white, this was one of the 2007 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Books, as well as a 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book.
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