I loved the whimsy of normalizing an anthropomorphized box as a character. There were some truly laugh out loud moments of visual humor. The art brings boisterous energy that feels like a Pixar movie.

That said, the instructional asides about gardening didn't work for me and disrupted the flow of the story.

I am so pleasantly surprised by this graphic novel! I have a black thumb. I am death to any living plant. It's real. But I think even I might be able to grow some strawberries after reading this book. And I didn't even feel like I was learning.

When a young boy and his box eat all the strawberries in the house, they made a deal with Mom. If they can eat 10 lima beans each, she will buy more strawberries. Instead, these two take to planting their own strawberries so they’ll never have to eat lima beans again. This was a fun early graphic novel for grades 2 to 4. The illustrations are fun and charming and puts a smile on your face.