Not a Box

Not a Box by Portis, Antoinette. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780061123238.

CATCH NOT A BOX ON APPLE TV+! A 2026 Phoenix Picture Book Award Winner! Dont miss this wholly original celebration of the power of imagination, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. This picture book with its visual humor and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson—and its a thoughtful graduation gift for creative people of all ages. A box is just a box...unless its 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 inside a cardboard box, and through play, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible. After reading this book aloud, continue the fun by drawing shapes like a triangle or circle, and asking your child what the triangle is NOT!