31 Boxes
Cécile Boyer

A budding artist, lunch in Tokyo, a grazed knee and a rainy day: these are merely some of the things you’ll come across in this book.

This book contains 31 boxes, 31 times the question “what’s in this box?” and 31 surprising answers to that question! Cécile Boyer cleverly plays with the curiosity of the reader: just by turning the page, the simple and graphic shape of a closed box makes way for the rich and narrative spectacle of an open box. Following this simple mechanism, a shoebox contains nothing less than a night at the opera; a toolbox is hazard for the fingers, and in a fishing box you will find a peaceful morning near the river.

In this original book carried by stylized illustrations, the imaginative and poetic answers create a surprising effect, encouraging readers to open their minds and think “outside the box”.

Cécile Boyer
The author-illustrator

Cécile Boyer is a graphic designer, author and illustrator passionate about typography. Published in 2010, her first book Ouaf Miaou Cui Cui was awarded the Prix Pitchou of Saint-Paul Trois Châteaux, the Prix Sorcières and a Special Mention in the Opera Prima category of the Bologna Ragazzi Award. She also published Rebonds, Qu’est-ce que c’est ? and Mon premier almanach at Albin Michel Jeunesse.