An anthology of short graphic works on the theme of a mysterious box and the marvels, or mayhem, inside.

The box in which all the animals are sitting gets more and more crowded until a hungry flea comes along.

A young woman discovers a cache of heirlooms in an abandoned safe deposit box: bundles of handwritten letters, photographs, expired passports, both American and Italian, and twenty-two leather boxes, each holding a priceless piece of jewelry. Drawn to the mysterious woman in the photographs, law clerk Jane Willoughby digs deeper into the woman's luxurious, golden life and the older, dashing man who occupies her pictures and letters. The details are...

"Jane Yolen poetically reminds young readers that a simple box can be a child's most imaginative plaything as artist Chris Sheban illustrates its myriad and magical uses"--

A simple story about a surprise in a box introduces the letter "x".

A girl and her brother retrieve a large box from the garbage and pretend that it is a cave, car, house, and cage.

Christina finds many uses for the large box that housed the new refrigerator.

Scribbles the cat and Ink the mouse are friends and fellow artists, but when Ink receives a box of cheese they squabble over who will get to make something from the box until Scribbles finds a solution.

Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend.

Invites young readers to discover what happens between sunset and sunrise as a little boy opens the Night Box and darkness swoops out to cavort and explore, caring for all its creatures until morning comes, and it's time for Night to rest again.