{"product_id":"what-to-do-with-a-string","title":"What to Do with a String Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to What to Do with a Box, Jane Yolen extolls the marvelous virtues of string, a material that can snag the spirit of adventure, lasso the limitless horizons of imagination, and connect us to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"reviews-container\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-review-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe power of imagination conquers loneliness in this rhyming companion to Yolen’s What to Do with a Box about where a piece of string can take you. A girl uses a string to play games, ride whales, and take various adventures when things at her house are “incredibly dull.” When the resourceful girl is lonely, her cat offers to call using a string phone, dispelling her blues. Payne utilizes a myriad of media, including graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, acrylics, and oil washes, to create a joyful interpretation of Yolen’s text. Real estate in the book is used to great effect through changing perspective and full-bleed illustrations that drive readers onward. Pair with Antoinette Portis’s Not a Box or Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Also an Octopus for storytime. A delightful read-aloud addition to most collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–Jennifer Knight, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, 11\/2\/2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-footer\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges 6 - 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiction, 32 pages, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN \u003cspan class=\"variant-sku\"\u003e978-1-56846-322-3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Creative Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":68183815979229,"sku":"9781568463223","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/9781568463223.jpg?v=1791937180","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/what-to-do-with-a-string","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}