Books of the Week: Not A Box and Selma
Note: My friend Josh, a man with impeccable taste, sent me an email about two books, which I vowed to check out immediately. But weeks later, I still haven't. So I thought I would tell you about them today anyway, because I think they look fantastic. And maybe this post will be the thing that finally gets me to place a book order already. Both have great reviews at Amazon and are under $8 in hardcover. Thanks, Josh!
From Josh: I was just at the library, and I came across two really cute/well designed books you should check out.
The first: Not a Box
Cute, simple line drawings. It is about a bunny that keeps insisting his cardboard box is not a box, it is a rocket ship, a mountain, etc. Find it here.
Number two: Selma
It is one of those cute books that you would give as a gift to your mom, or a co-worker or whoever. It is about a sheep, with a simple life who is happy with her simple life. Here it is at Amazon.
From Josh: I was just at the library, and I came across two really cute/well designed books you should check out.
The first: Not a Box
Cute, simple line drawings. It is about a bunny that keeps insisting his cardboard box is not a box, it is a rocket ship, a mountain, etc. Find it here.
Number two: Selma
It is one of those cute books that you would give as a gift to your mom, or a co-worker or whoever. It is about a sheep, with a simple life who is happy with her simple life. Here it is at Amazon.
Labels: children's lit
posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Thursday, June 07, 2007
9 Comments:
My husband and I saw "Not a Box" in a little shop a couple weeks ago. He loved, I loved it. Very clever and cute, too!
I will try and see if my library has these books they look like fun reads for my daughter.
just added these to my baby registry! :) thanks!
We are big "Not a Box" fans, so I'll have to check out the other one too. Thanks!
The "Not a Box" can turn into an awesome present. Stuff it at the bottom of a huge plain study cardboard box fresh for discovery...they REALLy do love the the boxes the best!
I'm a buyer at a small childrens shop on the South coast of MA... (hence my constant lurking on your blog... not posting much I'm a little shy) but I had to comment that these two books in particular are ones that I bought for the shop and they are just so simple and beautiful.
Just blogged about Not a Box... it really is a darling little book.
those both look great!!
I LOVE Selma. We got it in France when it came out a few years ago, so I haven't read it in English, but the story is darling!
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