The Button Box

by Margarette S. Reid

Book Overview

"Simple toys are best, and when they're done as well as this, simple books as well."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books An imaginative little boy explores the many pleasures that can be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525445900
• ISBN13: 9780525445906
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

The Button Box (English)

A good story for young readers. An great bood to use to introduction classification and characteristics used to classify.

Excellent picture book to teach writing

I use this book for grades 3-5, reading the story first, then showing them my button collection. Each child chooses a button and writes a story. It is amazing to me how a small button can "spark" a story but it works! And I give this book a lot of credit for creating enthusiasm for doing so.

Real-World Pleasure

I use this book for Kindergarten story time and, as always, try to find a way to help them see a relationship between the story and their lives. Sorting by colors and sizes is something they enjoy, and they are thrilled when I bring out a REAL button box for them to poke through. The artwork in this book is well done and shows the wide variety of buttons students might see; I thought having Girl Scout uniform buttons was a nice touch. "Cute as a button" (which I print on bookmarks for them) is a phrase we hear often over then next few months, and everytime someone finds a button they bring it straight to me. This book is an excellent reminder to students about finding joy in everyday things. P.S. I also set out Taback's "Joseph Had A Little Overcoat" which has buttons on the back cover.

The Button Box

I am a First grade teacher and this book compliments my Math series at school beautifully! I am currently using the "Investigations" program in Math, and this book really allows for the children to see the different kinds of buttons and how the little boy sorts them. This book is a good introduction to any lesson about sorting!

If you have a button collection & kids this book is for you!

This simple little book will provide hours of entertainment to any child who has a mom or grandmother with a botton collection. As children, my sister and I would spend countless hours sorting my mothers botton collection. Believe it or not - buttons are fun! This book is the perfect compliment to any botton collection.