Not a box

By Antoinette Portis. This is a must have in every home with creative children. Having moved recently I was forbidden to get rid of our big boxes as we had many and they soon became stores, tunnels, castles, forts, race cars, and who knows what else. I did leave the boxes out longer than necessary but instituted a rule that when they get dilapatated I can throw them out. the others have a home in the garage.

This is a simple reader but carries much more in meaning as a child tries to explain to an adult that this "Is not a box!"

The theme is carried out through the book jacket that feels like cardboard and has a "this side up" box printed on the back.