A celebration of the power of imagination from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award-winning creator of Not a Box

Experience the thrill of the moment when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes real

Following the critically acclaimed Not a Box, this book proves that a stick is not always just a stick. Whether it's conducting an orchestra, painting a masterpiece, or slaying a dragon--give a child a stick and let imagination take over and the magic begin.

Author: Antoinette Portis
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 12/26/2007
Series: Not a Box
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780061123252
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2007 pg. 1204
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2007 pg. 55
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2008 pg. 209
Booklist 02/15/2008 pg. 87
School Library Journal 01/01/2008 pg. 96
New York Times Book Review 05/11/2008 pg. 18
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 285 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Portis, Antoinette: -

Antoinette Portis is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Not a Box (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a 2007 Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor Book), Not a Stick, A Penguin Story (also chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Kindergarten Diary. She attended the UCLA School of Fine Arts and is a former creative director at Disney. Antoinette lives in Southern California.