The day the refrigerator arrives in its large brown carton, Christina Katerina and her mother are both excited, but for very different reasons. Christina quickly claims the box, where she creates a castle, a clubhouse, and other fantastic playthings with her sometimes-friend Fats Watson.
Feeling unappreciated by his family, a young boy who likes to build things runs away to a meadow where he constructs a house for himself and houses for other children to suit their hobbies.
When Christina quits her family so she can do whatever she pleases, ignoring her brother and her parents, she finds total self-reliance can sometimes be lonely.
A determined elephant creates his own book box and discovers all the magic and fun of books and reading.
The box in which all the animals are sitting gets more and more crowded until a hungry flea comes along.
Tired of living in a house, four children, a cat, and a dog pack and move to a tree, a raft, a cave, and finally the seashore, enjoying the advantages of each abode until they discover its disadvantages.
An interactive picture book that details the gruesome contents of a monster's lunchbox.
Momentarily disillusioned by the tricks of her magician uncle, a little girl learns to appreciate the value of being able to create magic.
Meet Lola, the younger sister of Gilbert, star of Diane deGroat’s popular picture-book series. With a hat and sack from her dress-up box, Lola decides to be an elf and help everyone get ready for Christmas - with hilarious results.
Willie's father tells him there is something special in an old coconut bank brought from the Philippines, but Willie is embarrassed to take it to school for a contest, especially since he knows that one of his classmates will make fun of ...
When he takes his puppets on the road, their show becomes famous throughout the land. But one day Poppy impatiently shapes a ballerina puppet, Clarinda, from a piece of wood without listening carefully to the wood's message.