This was one of my favorites as a girl, and now my 3-year old son loves it too! He has an active imagination and just feeds off of great books like this. We had a new refrigerator delivered this year and my son was so excited to turn the box into a castle like "Christina Scatterina" (as he pronounces it). When I looked for the book on Amazon I was elated to find that there is a whole series of Christina books that I never knew about!

This book was so special to me as a little girl and I am now reading my worn out copy to my 3-year-old son, who loves it too! This year we had a new refrigerator delivered and my son couldn't wait to turn the huge box into a castle like "Christina Scatterina" (as he pronounces it). This is a must-have for your child if they love exploring their imagination. I went on Amazon to see about getting a new copy and was surprised to find that there is a whole series of Christina books!

Christina Katerina and The Box was a favorite of my son twenty years ago. Now that my grandson enjoys books, I wanted to share his uncle's favorite book with him. I was pleased to find it readily available on amazon. It is a book that stretches a child's imagination. Your children will want to read it over and over again.

In this beautifully black and white illustrated romp, a young boy escapes to the swamp and his ailing boat on the longest day of the year to avoid the summerfolk that swarm the beautiful sea and sandy beaches. He runs into some summerfolk in the swamp, too, but they are unlike any he has ever seen before. A magical spell seems to be cast as the boy sets out on an adventure and learns that there are summerfolk and there are summer folk.This is an enchanting tale and the illustrations are marvelous. Most of the children I have read the book to, have enjoyed it. However, I must admit that as a kid, I hated this book. I thought it was boring. That's the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5.

While spending Mother's Day in the emergency room with my oldest (he cut his leg, 15 stitches), my husband went to find some books for him to read (9 years old) while we waited for the doctor. He returned with a handful of books, Andrew Henry's Meadow among them. We fell in love with this book around page five. My husband wrote down the pertinent information so we could try to find it later for keeps. A few days later, while visiting our local marine museum's childrens room, I decided to straighten up the books and came upon The Summerfolk, also by Doris Burn. I immediately sat down and called my children to my side and read it aloud to them. Once again, love at first read! What a wonderful, wonderful book! Sure to inspire the imaginations of children (and adults!)... my youngest is already planning how to build some of the things he saw in the book (he's only 6)! Definately a keeper!