The Chalk Box Kid

A solid and spare (and somewhat gothically illustrated) children's story that reads like a Raymond Carver short story. It feels true and the pay-off at the end feels genuine. It concerns a boy who works out his inner turmoil over his family's recent move by creating a garden mural in an abandoned ch......more

The Chalk Box Kid is story of one nine year old boy whose life has been upturned and uprooted through circumstances beyond his control. His family must move which means a new school and making new friends. This is a difficult transition for anyone; but for a child it can be very lonely and devastati......more

The Chalk Box Kid may be my favorite of Clyde Robert Bulla's many heartwarming stories. I grew to deeply love nine-year-old Gregory in these few pages. Not everyone in his life likes or respects him, and when he gets his own bedroom for the first time it is taken over by his uncle Max, who temporari......more

The book tells the story of Gregory's transition into a new school. During the move his family does not seem to be supportive. We are led to believe that he lives a lonely life. As school begins he is treated rudely. It isn't until he finds a burned building behind his new home that he begins to adj......more

My daughter is almost 6 and I proposed that we start a "Lila Mama Book Club" and start reading chapter books together. She changed the name to "love club" so we could include art and board games in our activities. Works for me! We debuted the love club with this sweet book- written in spare language......more