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Leo shows off his brand new red bike in the schoolyard, but crashes into Kenny, who's sitting inside a cardboard box. Turns out Kenny has quite an imagination (which the reader might be able to guess from his wild hair!) The box turns into a race car, then a basket on top of the back of an elephant . . . and on and on. Though Leo argues with him, Kenny steadfastly stands by his imaginings. His tall tales draw the attention of other kids who all want to play in the box. Fortunately, there's even room for Leo.
The Box was first published in Belgium and Holland by Clavis Uitgeverij, Hasselt- Amsterdam in 2012; translated into English from the Dutch by Clavis Publishing (no translator listed), New York, 2012.
Wild-haired Kobe becomes Kenny in translation. What was most striking to me about The Box is the rather unusual media, which are photographs of clay and cloth figures, created digitally with Photoshop. They are very distinctive, with expressive faces and gestures that I think children will appreciate.
You can see more of Axel Janssens illustrations on his website, Strange Days: http://www.strangedays.be/illustrations.html
The Box was first published in Belgium and Holland by Clavis Uitgeverij, Hasselt- Amsterdam in 2012; translated into English from the Dutch by Clavis Publishing (no translator listed), New York, 2012.
Wild-haired Kobe becomes Kenny in translation. What was most striking to me about The Box is the rather unusual media, which are photographs of clay and cloth figures, created digitally with Photoshop. They are very distinctive, with expressive faces and gestures that I think children will appreciate.
You can see more of Axel Janssens illustrations on his website, Strange Days: http://www.strangedays.be/illustrations.html
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