Yang Yang’s family has just bought a new oven. After it’s delivered and installed, one thing remains: a huge cardboard box seemingly destined for recycling. But Yang Yang sees something else entirely. “May I have the box?” she asks.
In her hands, the ordinary turns extraordinary. The box transforms into a little train, a secret hideout, a pretend office, even a miniature garden. With each new invention, Yang Yang reveals the fantastical yet surprisingly logical way children build worlds through play. Children test ideas, make adjustments, and turn scraps into stories.
A joyful celebration of creativity and open-ended play, this charming picture book invites young readers to explore, invent, and make something magical out of almost nothing.