Roxaboxen

Last week I told you about a sweet little book about a boy who invents his own imaginary country, Weslandia. Marilyn Terrell, of Intelligent Travel, posted a comment to tell me about a similar book: "It reminds me of the book "Roxaboxen" by Alice McLarren and illustrated beautifully by Barbara Cooney, about a group of children who make their own magical town out of boxes and stones. My kids used to love it when they were little, and I did too." I love it too! It reminds me of the hours and hours of imaginative play with my own childhood friends in the neighborhood.

A town of Roxaboxen began to grow, traced in lines of stone: Main Street first, edged with the whitest ones, and the houses.