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Tania Kliphuis - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Tania Kliphuis. Illustrator: Nicola Anne Smith. Designer: Mari Retief. Editor: Angela Briggs.
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Original Book on Book Dash: The Box (opens in a new tab)A warm, playful read about turning an ordinary object into shared make-believe. The children’s imagined adventures are shown in lively pictures, with a simple ending centred on their enjoyment together.
Book Analysis
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The sequence presents imaginative play as enjoyable, ending with the children smiling together.
Talk about: What else might the children imagine the box becoming?
How the book presents it: The friends are welcomed into the group’s play, which is portrayed positively.
Talk about: How do the children make room for each friend’s arrival?
The story offers an easy opening to talk about imagination and how a group’s ideas can change the way an object seems. Its repeated praise of the box gives young listeners a phrase to join in with.
The children begin bored and look displeased when offered the box, before their play becomes lively. This shift is mild; the story does not dwell on distress or conflict.
What clues in the pictures show when the children’s ideas about the box begin to change?
Pause at each imagined adventure and invite your child to describe what the box has become. At the end, you could invent another use for an ordinary box together.
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.
Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781776324477
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Imagination in play; Friends joining play
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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