Not a Box

This book is actually quite boring. But that's only my opinion. As a mom of five, I learned long long ago that a box is not always just a box. This certainly doesn't teach and the drawings are so simplified it's almost silly. Save your money on the book and just give your kid a box.

This is a cute book and I bought it because two of our boys love playing in boxes. I watched a video of this book prior to purchasing, so I knew what I was getting. It is a very short story with few words. The pictures are pretty basic, also, but very cute. However, I still wanted it because it reminded me of our boys so much. The cover looks like a cardboard box, which I thought was a neat touch. Great for young children that don't like to sit through stories and older kids that love boxes.

I got this book and the stick counterpart for one reason only... these books are good for teaching about lines and art.... in a way that little ones will actually pay attention to. That is the only reason I got these books. I would not buy them if you are just looking for a bedtime book because there is no story.

Bedtime Story-Not A BoxWhat a wonderful and imaginative story. Prefect for his grade level too. One line repetition though out the book.He was VERY excited about this book.... Lots of discussion while being read to.I remember the lure of a box, especially those wonderfully long refridgerator sized boxes. This book evokes that magic of the imagination. Even the cover of the book mimics it. It is brown paper with no dust jacket, on the front it proclaims in weight in oz. On the back a red arrow points out "this end up".As the story opens and the reader flips through the publication and title page, a small bunny spots and tugs away a box that it has found. Now we see the bunny sitting quietly within his treasure as someone (perhaps the reader) asks, "Why are sitting in a box?"A turn of the page and it's the same bunny in the same box, but now red lines have appeared around them to sketch out a fabulous racing car.The opposite page is now bright red and at the bottom of it sit the words, "It's not a box."Turn the page and now the bunny is standing on top of the box.When asked why, the red lines have turned the box into an alpine peak with the bunny at the crest of the summit. "It's not a box.”Grade Level: Preschool - 1Board book: 28 pagesPublisher: HarperFestival; Brdbk edition (September 27, 2011)Language: English

Such a sweet clever book that really opens all sorts of imaginary ideas. I am an art teacher and use this book to launch a range of creative thinking lessons from K-4 grade... one is never to old for a good book. I use the hard copy as a book on the shelf for kids but I use the Kindle version projected on the overhead. Kids enjoy books read that way.

One of my kids' all time favorites. The perfect age range for nonstop giggles is 2-4 but I've had older 1 year olds love it and even my older kids (6, 9, and 11) listen in and like it. It's so simple but so funny and yet so relatable for most kids. It's not a box!Also, you know how kids go through phases where they want you to read a book about 20-100 times in a row? This book is great for that. It's not annoying, it's cute, and easy and I love it so much.

This book is okay. I guess I kind of expected more. Might be better for kids that don't have that great of an imagination to help them come up with ideas for playing with a box. My kid already has a great imagination and did all of these things with a box already.

Well, I love the story. Who has not played in a box as a child! I bought this for my 19 month old grandson and can tell it will be a bit more interesting to him when he is somewhat older. He certainly enjoys playing in boxes himself. It is a nice sturdy book so I am sure he will "get it" eventually. It had very high ratings on line and I feel that this means a lot in choosing toys and books for children. Very imaginative.

I was excited to get this book as I thought it would be very spark-the-imagination-y, however I was rather disappointed.It's written in a disjointed way so it's hard to read to a child - it leaves gaps in the narrative, presumably for your child to fill in, but it would be nice if it had prompts so instead of just saying 'it's not a box' it could say 'it's not a box, it's a...' so your child can join in with that bit. There aren't many pages and the ones there are are unevenly balanced - for example three pages which are just a word or two, then four illustrations crammed onto one page. It gets three stars because the bunny drawings are very cute.

If you have read Not a Stick, you'll know exactly what you're getting with this one. It's a nice little book that explores the realm of imagination and using everyday objects in play. Each double page spread has a parent / carer question such as 'why are you standing on the box?', and the next double-page spread has the child rabbit's response with the image of what they're playing at overlayed so you can see (in this example it's a mountain they've climbed, others show a racing car, a robot, a rocket ship etc.).It's nice to sit down with my daughter and read, discuss the pictures and what the little bunny is imagining, and spot the box in each of the pictures. Personally I prefer Not a Stick, just because I slightly prefer the imaginative uses and the blue and beige colour scheme, but these are really personal preferences and others will feel differently.I know from other reviews that some parents were concerned these books would be a bit abstract for their children and I felt the same when my partner got Not a Stick, however it's really not the case and my daughter thoroughly enjoys both books.

I bought this book on a whim, partly because xmas shopping for a small boy made me wonder whether just a cardboard box would be adequate as a pressie!the little rabbit in the story has a wonderful imagination, and as i read it to my son i got him to guess what the box was in each picture and i could see his interest had been stirred.at the end of the story you are left with a little rabbit having to face that his box isn't a racing car or whatever it is (there is an insistent out-of-shot voice that keeps asking what it is) and i had a twinge of worry that the whole premise would be ruined.BUT it isn't. what the little rabbit decides is (look away now to avoid spoiler!) that his box is in fact a not-a-box. brilliant!

Super book to spark imagination. I’ve since bought it again as a present for others.

Great story showing boxes can be anything you want with imagination