![]() ![]() Magically, at night, the cardboard boxer comes to life, and Cam now has the coolest present in the world. ![]() It’s a labor of love as Cam and Mike bond while creating something together from the cardboard. Together at home they build a boxer out of the cardboard. Assured he just bought the worst present ever for his son, Gideon reminds him that cardboard can be anything your imagination wants it to be. When Gideon learns from Mike that his son is not just any boy-he’s a good boy-he sells Mike a cardboard box for the exact change Mike has in his pocket: $.78. One the way home from a disappointing day of job hunting, Mike comes across Old Man Gideon, an owner of a cheap roadside toy stand who mysteriously sees and knows all. ![]() The best toy you ever had was that big cardboard box your parents got from a new appliance that could be anything you wanted it to be: a spaceship, a fort, a robot-anything-when you used your own imagination to rule the day.Ĭam’s father Mike has been down on his luck: He’s an out of work carpenter, a widower, and can’t afford to get his son anything for his birthday. You’ve always known for years that the best toy you ever had wasn’t a Transformer, Strawberry Shortcake, or Star Wars action figure (though they are cool). Scholastic Books/Graphix Imprint, August 2012 ![]()
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