Boxitects, written by Kim Smith, reviewed by Judy Hauser

Summary: Creativity, collaboration and friendship abound in this book. Young Meg is a boxitect because she, creatively, makes things out of boxes. Meg's loving, supportive and encouraging mom sends Meg to maker school. There Meg meets other young, creative kids who make things out of spaghetti, egg cartons, tin foil and blankets. When the teacher creates team partners to work on projects Meg is teamed with Simone who is also a boxitect. But Meg and Simone clash because they each have their own idea for the project. It does not end well and the project fails. Then the girls decide on a truce and build a project together. The story and illustrations are fun and encouraging of young girls to use their skills and friendship to work together for success. 

Straight Talk for Librarians: A great book for topics such as skills, creativity, collaboration. It also demonstrates how young girls can use their skills and succeed. An encouraging book for little girls.