This book pulls up meaning from the depths of the author's heart, polishes it, and lets it shine. The beloved creative phrase "think outside the box" is defined with more passion than Merriam Webster could ever dream of as readers are given instances when thinking creatively may be necessary, and then shown what that can look like with relatable examples in both clear wording, and clever illustration. I love this book.

It's about exploring all the options to life and the things we encounter within it. It's about never settling and taking chances. It's about making changes and finding solutions. It's about trusting yourself to take those leaps even without the proverbial net in order to achieve something formerly thought impossible...and if not, picking yourself back up to try, try again. With a message like that paired with whimsical illustrations meant to be explored, how CAN you go wrong?



*ebook received for review; opinions are my own ( )

I was a bit disappointed in this book. It had the goal of encouraging kids to think outside the box and be creative but I don't think it did a very good job. The book itself is not creative as it mainly just repeats "think outside the box" over and over. I wish it would've given some concrete examples and specifics because as it is it does not really help anyone who is reading it.

A fun and cute picture book. Nicely designed, water color art showing creativity. The concept is a good message to think about creative ways to think about problems. I wonder if the "think outside of the box" statement is more appropriate for anyone over 40 rather than for children? But then maybe I need to think a bit more out of the box in what different ages understand! ( )

I received a digital copy of this book from LibraryThing as an Early Reviewer (sorry, it got lost for a while, so this is definitely not an early review!)

It was cute and to the point, explaining to young children how to think creatively. I wonder what age group would be appropriate for this - probably not a book that a child would read by him/herself, but one which would be read to the child by a parent or adult. It was light hearted and mildly inspirational; the illustrations were colorful - although perhaps my digital version made the colors a little washed out.

As a picture book, it was fun; whether it really makes kids think outside the box is an unanswered question. If my kids or grandkids were in the 4-6 year old range, I would read it to them and I think that they would enjoy it. ( )