Cardboard

YA READS:

Amazon. (n.d.) Cardboard [digital
image]. Retrieved November 19,
2016 from https://www.amazon.
com/Cardboard-Doug-TenNapel/
dp/0545418739

TenNapel, D. (2012). Cardboard. New York: Scholastic. ISBN: 978-0-545-41872-0, $17.53 (PermaBound).

Cam is living in a tough world.  His mom died unexpectedly, and his single dad can’t find work, which means money is tight.  The neighborhood bully constantly harasses him.  Then his dad gives him the embarrassing present of an empty cardboard box for his birthday.  However, the cardboard box is more than meets the eye, and a little magic brings his cardboard creations to life.  As you can imagine, this type of secret doesn’t stay quiet for long, and before Cam knows it, his world is changing faster than he can keep up.  Will the cardboard monsters of his imagination ruin his life, or will he be forever indebted to the wonder of this Cardboard?

^ Check out the video above for a sneak peek

of my cat... and the artwork within this graphic 

novel by Doug TenNapel!

AWARDS, according to the Junior Library Guild:

* Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2012

* IRA Children’s Choices, Advanced Readers, 2013

* YALSA Great Graphic Novels 2013, Fiction

* YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013, Fiction

HOMEMADE TEES:

You can show off the friendly side of cardboard with the following t-shirt, available from Zazzle:

Shoppee. (n.d.). Designed for you [digital image].
Retrieved November 19, 2016 from http://www.
zazzle.com/kawaii_cardboard_box_t_shirt-
235571644776659571

WANT MORE?Here are 6 things you can make out of cardboard in just minutes! (P.S. - always be super careful with x-acto knives.  It's hard to read with only 9 fingers...)