WHAT IS INSIDE THIS BOX? by Drew Daywalt.  Illus. by Olivier Tallec.  New York:  Orchard Books, 2019. 45p. ISBN 978-133814386-7 hc. $9.99     Gr. K-2     E READER

Meet Monkey, who sports a red baseball hat, and Cake, a talking piece of cake with a red cherry on top.  These friends explore the parameters of relationships while they go about the everyday business of being youngsters.  Imaginations run wild when Monkey guards a large cardboard box that holds a magic cat inside.  However, the cat disappears when the box is opened.  As Cake questions the logic of how this magic works, he decides that his imagination could make this trick work with any animal - even a dinosaur.  The conversation is witty, and the concept is interesting - especially for developing brains that still view the world literally.  Adults will also enjoy these books.  Presently, there are two more books in this series, I LOST MY TOOTH! and THIS IS MY FORT!, just as entertaining as the first.
Lynette Suckow, Superiorland Preview Center, Marquette, MI