There is a Town

by Gail Herman

In this town there, is a house.  In this house, there is a box.  And in this box, there is...a very nice surprise!  

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Gail Herman, formerly a children's book editor in New York City, has written picture books, easy-to-reads, and chapter books, including many titles in the Who Was/What Was series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her family.

Reviews

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Early reader, nicely illustrated.

[Kira Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book for Pre-K and Kindergarten. It was a very simple read that can warrant a good social studies integration. It is a beginners book for learning about location and possibly mapping. The book read like: In the town there is a house, In the house there is a box, In the box there is... So the students could learn about birds eye view due to the illustrations and discuss location.

[Lavinia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a birthday party, and birthday parties are my favorite. My favorite part was the part where she got the house, and in the house was a little room, and four people were sitting at the table, and they had a box on the table, and there was a cake in the box with writing on the table, and I wish I had that box.

[Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

We really liked the way this story gets smaller from town to box then expands again from box to town. Very clever and good for early reasoning.