Christina Katerina and the Box
 

Christina Katerina and the Box

by Patricia Lee Gauch

A huge cardboard box becomes a castle, a clubhouse, a racing car and more for Christina and her friend Fats. In it they swear undying friendship, wage furious battles--and drive Christina's mother crazy. You won't believe how much fun a cardboard box can be! A gleeful little story of imaginative playenlivened by the delightful illustrations. --School Library Journal The idea of imaginative... (read more)

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lisa B
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This is my all time favorite book. I still have the same copy I received in the mail from my book of the month club when i was in elementary school in the early 70s. Now I read it to my boys. There is something magical about a box, and I can easily see myself transforming it from one magical thing to another as I read. I love the two boats made from washing machine boxes at the end! I have a letter to send to the illustrator, Doris Burns, sitting in my in box on my computer. I should really...

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