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“If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.”

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, illustrated by Barbara Cooney

May 8, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill—nothing but sand and rocks, and some old wooden boxes. But it was a special place. And all children needed to go there was a long stick and a soaring imagination. Every once in a while, I pull one of my childhood books off the shelf to look through it again, because I love the art, or I still like the story. Roxaboxen is one book that I look at over and over again because of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Alice McLerran, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, books for young children

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:48 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Alice McLerran, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, books for young children ·
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