{"product_id":"the-button-box-isbn-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn imaginative little boy explores the many pleasures that can be found in—and made from—his grandmother's button box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305000816869,"sku":"NP9780140554953","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140554953.jpg?v=1767738577","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-button-box-isbn-9780140554953","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}