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Story Out of the Box

80 Cards for Hours of Storytelling Fun
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Story Out of the Box is a creative game designed for both children and adults to spark imaginative storytelling without requiring any artistic skill or intellectual effort. Players select a subject card and a technique card to combine into unique, playful narratives, using 80 lively prompts that range from 'High Life' to 'Mermaid Detective'. Beautifully illustrated by Hiromi Suzuki and co-created by Nicky Hoberman and Deeny Leander, this game encourages thousands of storytelling possibilities through unconventional techniques like 'Pull the Rug Out' and 'Sift through the Evidence'.
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This game is ideal for writers, storytellers, children, and adults seeking a fun, engaging way to develop creativity and narrative skills.

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Awaken your creativity with 80 lively story prompts

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Story Out of the Box is a fun, activity game for both kids and adults - no artistic or intellectual prowess required! Free your imagination or just fill up a rainy afternoon with 80 lively prompts.

Pick a subject card and a technique card and use them together to create your own madcap tales. Unleash thousands of stories from the depths of your imagination! Awaken your creativity with these 80 lively story prompts by combining fun subjects with unconventional techniques to explore thousands of storytelling possibilities.

This creative game for writers and storytellers of all ages is beautifully produced to the highest standard and comes in a sturdy box, vividly illustrated by Japanese illustrator Hiromi Suzuki and co-authored by Nicky Hoberman and Leander Deeny.

Technique cards include: Live from the Scene, Pull the Rug Out, Flower Power, I've Got a Bad Feeling About This, Missing in Action, Sift through the Evidence and many more, while Subject cards range from High Life to Rusted Castaway and Mermaid Detective to Magic in the Stable.

This is a perfect accompaniment to Art Out of the Box, also by Nicky Hoberman and Hiromi Suzuki, published in 2019.

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GeekDad praises the game as an excellent tool for children who love stories and as a gentle way to encourage reluctant storytellers to express themselves and ignite their imaginations.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786275974

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Cards

Date Published: 04 May 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Illustration: 80 colour illustrations; 80 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Hiromi Suzuki

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 80

About the Author

Nicky Hoberman is an artist who lives and works in London. Illustrator Hiromi Suzuki is a graphic designer and illustrator, originally from Japan and now based in San Francisco.ย Leander Deeny is an actor and children's writer based in London.

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