The Gift Inside the Box

Grant, Adam; Grant, Allison Sweet

ISBN 10: 1984815466 / ISBN 13: 9781984815460

Published by Dial Books, New York, 2019

About this Item

Hardcover Signed by both Authors on the flyleaf. Laminated boards with illustrated endpapers and color and b/w illustrations, unpaginated. The exception to the condition is a "Signed Copy" sticker on the front cover. Seller Inventory # 012843

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Gift Inside the Box

Publisher: Dial Books, New York

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Schoenbrun, Diana

Condition: New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Adam Grant, the bestselling author of Give and Take, teams with his wife, Allison, to share the lighthearted tale of a gift in search of a giver--a classic in the making and the perfect conversation starter about thoughtfulness.

A mysterious gift box finds himself in search of someone to open him, but nobody seems to be the right one. After disheartening interactions with grabby kids, selfish siblings, and other single-minded would-be recipients, the box wonders if he'll ever find someone deserving of him. Could that someone be the very person who's reading the book itself? This is a natural way to engage children in a dialogue, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions about the expectations around giving and taking.

Give the gift of this clever, earnest book about generosity--a new and nourishing fable for every child's library (and one that includes a delightfully innovative cover approach that requires the reader to unfasten the Velcroed cover for a fun unboxing effect!).

About the Author:

As an organizational psychologist at Wharton, Adam Grant has studied generosity for a decade and a half. Ever since he published his bestselling book Give and Take and wrote his viral New York Times op-ed on raising a moral child, parents have been asking him for a children's book on the topic. But where to begin? Enter: Allison. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, writer, and mom to their three children, Allison Sweet Grant knew just where to begin with a funny, engaging picture book that would delight their own kids.

Diana Schoenbrun is an illustrator, author, designer, and puppet builder. (She has been a Miss Piggy specialist for two Muppet movies.) She received her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology.