Not-a-Box City

Name: Not-a-Box City
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780061827280
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By Antoinette Portis

Series: Not a Box

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Don't miss the long-awaited companion to Not a Box, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honour Award. This picture book with its visual humour and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson. Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks... Read More

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"Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another. Bunny doesn't want any help. Bunny doesn't need any help, either. But what's a cardboard city without friends?"--

Description

Don't miss the long-awaited companion to Not a Box, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honour Award. This picture book with its visual humour and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson.

Bunny wants to build a cardboard city.

Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another.

Bunny doesn't want any help. Bunny doesn't need any help, either.

But what's a cardboard city without friends?

Written and illustrated with the same delightful simplicity that made Not a Box such a hit, the playtime possibilities of a stack of boxes and friendship will inspire and excite any child who has ever journeyed into the world of make-believe.

Series: Not a Box

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Not-a-Box City

Don't miss the long-awaited companion to Not a Box, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honour Award. This picture book with its visual humour and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson. Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another. Bunny doesn't want any help....

By Antoinette Portis

Hardback

$29⁹⁹

Available
Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780061827280

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 July 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Contributors:

Illustrated by Antoinette Portis

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 381g

Pages: 40

Collections

Antoinette Portis Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Not a Box

About the Author

Antoinette Portis is the author and illustrator of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling NOT A BOX (NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book and 2007 Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor Book) and it’s equally strong follow-up, NOT A STICK. She attended the UCLA School of Fine Arts and is a former creative director at Disney. Antoinette lives in Southern California. This is her third picture book for children. You can visit her online at www.antoinetteportis.com. Antoinette Portis is the author and illustrator of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling NOT A BOX (NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book and 2007 Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor Book) and it’s equally strong follow-up, NOT A STICK. She attended the UCLA School of Fine Arts and is a former creative director at Disney. Antoinette lives in Southern California. This is her third picture book for children. You can visit her online at www.antoinetteportis.com.

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