Meeow and the Big Box

Entry Number: 47
Title: Meeow and the Big Box
Author: Sebastian Braun
Illustrator: Sebastian Braun
Publisher: Boxer Books
Year: 2009
ISBN: 978-1906250867
Genre: Fiction
Topics: art, animals, cats, color, imagination
Age Group: 0-3
Awards: n/a
Dewey Category: n/a
Format: Picture book

Meet Meeow, the black cat in a red scarf, who—yes, spells “meow” with two E’s. In just a few pages, Meeow introduces us to colors, shapes, scissor safety, and most importantly, a creative imagination. Large bold font and short sentences complement the boxy simplistic illustrations in bold hues. Words jump around the pages as we follow the resourceful Meeow on his artistic escapade. By the last page of this fun, yet minimalist jaunt, you just might feel inspired enough to use a box to think outside of it.