The Button Box

The Button Box

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