The Button Box

Name: The Button Box
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780140554953
Price: 21.99 NZD
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By Margarette S. Reid

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Summary

The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid invites young readers to explore a grand collection of buttons through the eyes of a curious child. Each button holds a unique story, sparking imagination and connecting the past and present. The book celebrates the joy of discovery and the simple beauty found in everyday objects.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this charming children's book if you love heartwarming family stories and learning about history through everyday objects. The narrative follows a young boy as he explores his grandmother's button box, uncovering stories and memories tied to each button that inspire curiosity and imagination. Perfect for sparking creativity and an appreciation for the past in young readers.

The Button Box

An imaginative little boy explores the many pleasures that can be found in--and made from--his grandmother's button box. Recipient of a Reading Magic Award. NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Full-color illustrations.

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"Simple toys are best, and when they're done as well as this, simple books as well."-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An imaginative little boy explores the many pleasures that can be found in-and made from-his grandmother's button box. NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies "Chamberlain's bold linoleum cuts, with gentle color added, portray the buttons in loving detail and give the book an appropriately old-fashioned flavor."-Kirkus Reviews "Besides inspiring some flights of fancy for readers, the book will suggest many uses to parents and librarians for games, history lessons, and puppetry."-Booklist

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140554953

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 1995

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sarah Chamberlain

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 101g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Margarette S. Reid Penguin Books

About the Author

Margarette"Marty" Reid was a teacher for many years and is the author ofThe Button Box,A String of Beadsand Lots and Lots of Coins. She died in 2015. Sarah Chamberlain has illustrated books from Aesop's Fables to Margarette Reid's The Button Box. She studied under renowned printmakers and illustrators Barry Moser and Leonard Baskin, and from the 1970s to the 1980s ran the Chamberlain Press.