Not a Box
by Antoinette Portis
Imagination is the real revolution.
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your kid keeps turning cardboard boxes into spaceships and needs a book that tells them that's exactly right
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A bunny, a box, and infinite possibility. Portis’s minimalist picture book celebrates the radical act of imagination — the courage to see beyond what is and create what could be. Not a Box is a manifesto for makers of all ages: think differently, play loudly, and never let anyone tell you what your box is for.
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