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The Birthday Box
Celebrate the unlimited potential of an empty box! A picture book that doubles as the perfect present for preschoolers
What’s better than getting a brand-new toy as a birthday gift? Playing with the box it came in! Climb in for a flight across the ocean, a jaunt on a sailing ship, some sledding down a slippery slope, and, of course, a brief stint as a robot. Good thing the...more
What’s better than getting a brand-new toy as a birthday gift? Playing with the box it came in! Climb in for a flight across the ocean, a jaunt on a sailing ship, some sledding down a slippery slope, and, of course, a brief stint as a robot. Good thing the...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 13th 2007
by Candlewick Press
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An imaginative young child has a wonderful time playing with a box he receives for his birthday. What's better than getting a brand-new toy as a birthday gift? Playing with the box it came in! Climb in for a flight across the ocean, a jaunt on a sailing ship, some sledding down a slippery slope, and, of course, a brief stint as a robot. Good thing the toy dog that came inside the box is happy to come along for the ride! The inimitable Leslie Patricelli draws from the well of parental wit and wi...more
Jul 13, 2012
Lindsay
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
birthdays,
story-time,
children,
imagination,
dogs,
cake,
picture-book,
boardbooks,
babies,
airplanes,
boats,
transportation,
things-that-go,
food,
eating,
dessert
Since the Stanislaus County Library system was celebrating 100 years this year, the theme of this year's Día de los Ninos/Día de los Libros celebration was birthdays . A co-worker and I performed a special bilingual story time in which we acted out all of the stories and used fun props. My co-worker and I did this story in English. She was the baby, and I played the dog (I also handed my co-worker other props).
In this story, a little boy gets a special gift and imagines all kinds of fun things...more
In this story, a little boy gets a special gift and imagines all kinds of fun things...more
Dec 21, 2011
Elizabeth K.
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Elizabeth by:
NYPL
Shelves:
2011-lucy
The thing I liked the most about this is that it's the classic notion that the box is the exciting part of the gift, but in this story, the toy (see below) in the box is also incorporated in the fun.
The big debate in our house: is the puppy a real dog, or a toy? I say it's a toy, because you wouldn't wrap a real dog like a gift. Plus, I think it looks like a toy.
The big debate in our house: is the puppy a real dog, or a toy? I say it's a toy, because you wouldn't wrap a real dog like a gift. Plus, I think it looks like a toy.
This is a cute book about imagination and having fun with what you have. The little boy is excited about a box for his birthday. He uses his imagination and makes it into several different things from a ship to a sled to a robot. He even makes a new friend along the way (a dog who was supposed to be his actual present) and they enjoy spending the day together.
I really enjoyed this book! I loved the fact that the little boy got more joy out of the box his toy came in than the toy that he actually received. This book shows how big the imaginations are of little children. I really enjoyed how the author used the little boy as the narrator so the reader understood the true enjoyment the boy got out of the box.
Jan 16, 2013
June
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
birthday requests
Recommended to June by:
Goodreads
It's a baby's birthday and s/he gets a present. "It's a box." S/he stands on it, hugs it, hides behind it... Something's in it. A doggy. They get in the box and have some adventures. The story ends by eating birthday cake in it and then taking a nap in the box.
One little girl was quite taken with it and took it to look at.
One little girl was quite taken with it and took it to look at.
Cute, like all of Patricelli's books. I liked how it was realistic that the child would see the box more as the gift than the gift itself. I liked how the baby plays with the physical box, then uses his imagination to play different games. Not sure sleeping in the box would be all that comfy.
If you think getting an empty cardboard box for your birthday sounds disappointing, think again! This imaginative toddler read shows the endless possibilities of what a creative child can do with a simple cardboard birthday box. This book is a fantastic birthday book for the preschool set.
One of Ben's favorite books. He can tell you everything that's happening in the story by looking at the pictures. This was a gift, but one that he truly enjoys reading around his birthday, our birthdays, the dogs' birthdays, and, I'm sure, Katie's birthday.
I liked how the boy enjoyed the toy WITH the box. Inventive little story and how much am I loving Leslie Patricelli's books in my toddler storytime? They're ideal!
Wish her board books were bigger for the babies. ;)
Wish her board books were bigger for the babies. ;)
A box can be many different things - as portrayed in this book regarding the many uses of a box. This large box from a birthday gift can be many things...an airplane, a boat, a robot - it goes on and on.
Cute, although nobody should let a baby in diapers cut holes in his cardboard box by himself.
"To Jason and Beck - my birthday boys" Hehehe.
"To Jason and Beck - my birthday boys" Hehehe.
Similar concept as "Not a Box" but with adorable Patricelli illustrations. Might even be better for a younger set than "Not a Box"
A simple, funny story about a little guy who gets A BOX! for his birthday...not to mention what's INSIDE the box.
Another gem! It's baby's birthday, and he gets a wonderful present! A box! There's even something inside!
A child gets a birthday present and, as children often do, finds the box more interesting than what's inside.
Such a cute story! Cute pictures too. I really enjoyed reading this. My girls liked it too.
Got for E. 2nd birthday. Enjoyed reading it to toddlers at story time.
My baby liked this one a lot; we read it a couple of times together!
Simple, sweet birthday story with a little imagination.
A favorite of my grandson, Eli and mine.
This book makes me laugh.
Adorable
Read at Baby/Toddler Story Time on 6/19/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
Dec 23, 2012
Milo P.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Milo by:
Checked it out from the library with Papa.
I really liked this book. I liked that the boy and dog ride in an airplane made out of a box. I am going to ride in an airplane soon and when Mama and Papa tell me about it, I like to see examples of different ways to ride in an airplane. I also really liked the pictures. I read a lot of Leslie Patricelli's books because of her simple language and graphic art style.
I love Leslie Patricelli's books. I think they are brilliantly written and illustrated. This captures perfectly the essence of all the time and energy parents put into giving their children the "perfect" gift that ends up being the box it came in! I loved it.
I just read this today, its the first one we have read together that is not cardboard. I was stoked. I get stoked anytime I find her books in the library.
Cute book for toddlers.
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Leslie Patricelli is the American writer of the books Blankie and Big Little. Leslie Patricelli grew up in Seattle, Washington close to Pine Lake. At college, Leslie Patricelli majored in Communications at the University of Washington. She became an advertising copywriter after college then became a ski instructor in Italy. Leslie Patricelli is also an illustrator for children. She created and ani...more
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