{"product_id":"the-button-box-9780140554953","title":"The Button Box","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Simple toys are best, and when they're done as well as this, simple books as well.\"--\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn imaginative little boy explores the many pleasures that can be found in--and made from--his grandmother's button box. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Chamberlain's bold linoleum cuts, with gentle color added, portray the buttons in loving detail and give the book an appropriately old-fashioned flavor.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Besides inspiring some flights of fancy for readers, the book will suggest many uses to parents and librarians for games, history lessons, and puppetry.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargarette \"Marty\" Reid\u003c\/b\u003e was a teacher for many years and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Button Box, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA String of Beads and Lots and Lots of Coins. \u003c\/i\u003eShe died in 2015. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated books from \u003ci\u003eAesop's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFables\u003c\/i\u003e to Margarette Reid's \u003ci\u003eThe Button Box.\u003c\/i\u003e She studied under renowned printmakers and illustrators Barry Moser and Leonard Baskin, and from the 1970s to the 1980s ran the Chamberlain Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409652912402,"sku":"9780140554953","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93e08ea7-f650-4c6e-9196-cc13a75f9667.jpg?v=1729292469","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-button-box-9780140554953","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}