Boxy's Big Surprise
Every morning the toys wake up in new places, until a teddy bear and a block robot discover what their toy box has been building.
Ages 4 to 64 minute read10 illustrated pages
Kiko the bear and Tono the robot lived inside Boxy. Boxy was a big, friendly toy box. Every morning, Kiko and Tono were in new spots.
Kiko wanted a special spot, a cozy corner just for her. She tried to make one. She pushed some soft plush toys together.
Then Kiko closed her eyes. She counted to five. "One, two, three, four, five!" she whispered. She opened her eyes. Oh dear! Her cozy corner was gone.
Tono saw it too. "My blocks move every time," he said. "It is a mystery!" They wondered who moved all the toys. Was it Boxy?
Kiko and Tono decided to watch Boxy. They picked new spots. Then they closed their eyes very fast and opened them quickly. Boxy wiggled!
They tried again. They chose new spots. They closed their eyes for just a second. Boxy wiggled again, but then stopped.
Kiko and Tono felt a little sad. Did Boxy not like their choices? Boxy could feel their worries. Boxy wanted them to be happy.
Boxy wiggled more, like it wanted to tell them something special. Maybe Boxy was not just moving things. Maybe Boxy was making something new!
So Kiko and Tono closed their eyes one last time. They let Boxy work. Boxy moved and stacked and pushed. It made soft, happy sounds.
They opened their eyes to a special surprise! There was a soft, cozy corner for Kiko and a tall, sturdy block tower for Tono. Boxy made the perfect spots for its friends.
The end.
Talk about it after reading
- Who was moving the toys around?
- What did Boxy make for Kiko and for Tono?
- If your toys could rearrange your room, what would they build?
Where this story came from
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“A toy box that rearranges when nobody looks.”
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