Christina Katerina and the Box [Paperback]

The day the refrigerator arrives in its large brown carton, Christina Katerina and her mother are both excited, but for very different reasons. Christina quickly claims the box, where she creates a castle, a clubhouse, and other fantastic playthings with her sometimes-friend Fats Watson. Christina remains one of the classic characters of children's literature . . . sort of like Harriet the Spy for preschoolers in her taking-care-of-business way. --Kirkus Reviews

This is a gleeful little story of imaginative play . . . enlivened by the delightful illustrations. --School Library JournalPatricia Lee Gauchis former vice president and editor of Philomel Books. Patti is now a full-time writer and lecturer. She has authored more than 40 picture books and novels for young readers, includingAaron and the Green Mountain Boys,Thunder at Gettysburg;This Time, Tempe Wick?;andThe Knitting of Elizabeth Amelia. She lives in Hyde Park, New York.CN