The Magic Box

Emerging readers learn all about opposites with an adorable panda in this picture book from award-winning children's author Charles Ghigna-Father Goose (R)-and illustrator Jacqueline East. Pandora the panda goes on a journey of imagination and curiosity when she discovers a magic box. What is this box? What should she do with it? Pick it UP? Put it DOWN? Join Pandora to explore the highs and lows, the ins and outs, and the many other opposites that are near, far, and everywhere you are! Basic words, short sentences, and lots of repetition make The Magic Box an ideal first reading book for emerging readers ages four to eight. AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHOR: Charles Ghigna-Father Goose (R)-lives in a treehouse in the middle of Alabama. He is the author of more than 100 books, including A Poem Is a Firefly and Love Is Everything, and also has written more than 5,000 poems for children and adults. Visit his website at FatherGoose.com. Jacqueline East has been illustrating for children since she was a child herself! She is the author of the Hare and Bear series from Schiffer Kids. Jacqueline has had studios above a chocolate fac-tory and in a caravan by the sea. She has both a BA and MA in illustration. Visit her website at jacquelineeast.com.