Box Tales: Grow, Strawberries, Grow!

"Fun, expressive, informative, and imaginative! I want a box full of these books!" --Ben Clanton, New York Times bestselling author of the Narwhal and Jelly

A trilogy of fun, charming, and how-to stories following the curious and spunky Beatrix and Box.

Beatrix and Box want to eat a million strawberries! But their only way to do it is to grow their own strawberry garden! But well, how do you plant a garden? Do fruits grow in the ground? Is there a Pickle Tree? Or a Blueberry Muffin Bush? Where are the magic beans? And what do you talk to your plants about if you want them to grow big and strong?

The two friends plant. They water. They wait... and they wait... and they wait some more. They had no idea it takes this long for plants to grow. Who has the patience to wait this long? And who or what is nibbling on the leaves? Beatrix and Box's frustrations are growing faster than their garden. Will Beatrix and Box run out of patience and quit before their garden bears fruit, or will they feast on the goodies they grow?

Author: James Burks
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: First Second
Published: 09/16/2025
Series: Box Tales #1
Pages: 128
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.25h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250341938


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2025 pg. 68
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2025

About the Author
James Burks has spent his life eating, breathing, and drawing. In addition to writing and illustrating graphic novels like Gabby and Gator (Yen Press), Agent 9 (Penguin/Razorbill), and the seven-book Bird & Squirrel series (Scholastic/Graphix), he's also worked on animated feature films and television shows for Disney, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network.