Not A Box
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.
Reviews
“And as in Johnson's classic, the spare, streamlined design and the visual messages about imagination's power will easily draw young children, who will recognize their own flights of fantasy.”
―Booklist
“Dedicated 'to children everywhere sitting cardboard boxes', this wonderful little book perfectly captures the amazing capacity of a child's imagination to create endless possibilities out of a humble box. A super book that's as close to perfection as a picture book can get!”
―Nick Jr. Magazine
“Simple and appealing... Nicely packaged in a cardboard cover, it looks like a kids' classic in the making.”
―Time Out
“A stylish paean to the imagination for two- to four-year-olds.”
―Financial Times Magazine
“This fashionably simple book has Rabbit encouraging young children to explore imaginary worlds whilst sitting in a cardboard box―on land or water or up into space. Great fun.”
―Carousel
“The adorable story of Rabbit and imaginative world within a simple cardboard box.”
―Practical Parenting 
Honors
• New York Times Best Seller
• Publishers Weekly Bestseller
• ALA Theodor Geisel Honor Book
• A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2007
• Booklist Notable children’s Books
• An ALA Notable Children’s Book
• New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing 2007
• Society of Illustrators Original Art show 2007
• Nick Jr. Family Magazine Most Imaginative Picture Book 2006
• Book Sense Children’s Pick 2006-2007
• Marion Vannett Ridgway Award winner for first-time author/illustrator 2007
• Southern California Independent Booksellers Picture Book Award Finalist
• Borders Original Voices Award Finalist 2007
• British Fantasy Award 2007
• New Yorker Magazine, The Year in Picture Books 2006
• Norfolk Libraries Children’s Book Award, UK, short list
• Book Binders Guild of New York Merit Award 2007
• Mexican Ministry of Education book selection
• Parent & Child Magazine’s “100 Greatest Books for Kids”
• Donna Norvell Award, Oklahoma Library Association
• Debbie Zimmerman Niagra Literary Award, Favorite Children’s Book
Editions
US, UK, Germany, Japan, Korea, France, Galicia, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, China, Venzuela, Mexico, Israel, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, Catalonia, Scholastic Book Fair, Scholastic Spanish, US Board Book
