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The Nowhere Box (2013)

by Sam Zuppardi(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0763663670 (ISBN13: 9780763663674)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Candlewick Press

review 1: This is the story about an older sibling getting sick and tired of his younger siblings, so he uses a box to travel to Nowhere, a magical world with so many fantastic things to do! But once he gets there, he realizes that maybe Nowhere isn't as fun as he thought. Sam Zuppardi uses mixed-media illustrations to create these VIVID images to tell this story. The illustrations are rudimentary and whimsical, which creates this lovely tone for the story. Really enjoyed this one! Captures a lot of real childhood emotions!
review 2: This is a great book. The artwork looks like a kid could have drawn it, which I think is really appealing to young kids (if mine are any indication.) Also, the story is a great one--how younger siblings can be a pain and sometimes you just n... moreeed to get away from them. And then enter the staple of great childhood play--the box. A perfect place to go to get away and have great adventures in, which George does. I love books that show kids using their imagination, so this one hooked me there. And then it resolves nicely when George realizes that being alone isn't as fun as he thought and his brothers make pretty good pirates and dragons. A powerful message--everyone needs time to themselves, etc and it's good to take it, but it's also nice to have the people you were trying to get away from to come back to. And it's told in such a brief, beautiful way, with fun pictures, and blasting off to the moon! Love it! less

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