We recently got a wonderfully fun book called
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by Anoinette Portis. My amazingly literary husband picked it out - and I marvel at his ability to always choose the good ones!
This simple story is about a bunny, a box, and imagination. The bunny insists that the box is
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!
So, when we happened to get a box this week that was the perfect size for a little guy, we declared it a
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and lots of fun ensued! Carter knew just what to do with it... Has sat down and drove it like a racecar, then he colored it and added some dot paints. Finally, we cut some doors in the sides and our
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was ready to provide hours - days, actually - of fun!!
A bus.
A robot.
Another robot.
A race car.
A flying race car (flapping the "door wings").
A place to sleep.
Carter in a broken down box.
But don't tell him!
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