“Not a Box” by Antoinette Portis

Winner of this year’s Seuss Geisel Honor, this plain looking picture book needs absolutely no frills to make its point. The sheer delight of watching a bunny (baby) explore a paper box with all the imagination of childhood makes it clear that you don’t need gadgets to have fun. Clever in lots of subtle ways (the cover looks like a paper box) the simple message will make you smile.