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I let him read Roxaboxen one time & now look at him 👀

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Doofy sitting in a box while Floofy sits behind him
May 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
charlietotherescue.bsky.social
Roxaboxen: 3y/o Mastiff Mix Needs Rescue!
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Roxaboxen: 3y/o Mastiff Mix Needs Rescue!
Roxaboxen Needs Rescue
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July 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
cheatlines.co
repost with a favorite book from childhood

I have like a hundred favorites but if we're going by the one I fondly recall most on bluesky (and Twitter before that) it's Roxaboxen
Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran illustrated by Barbara Cooney
April 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
charlietotherescue.bsky.social
Meet Roxaboxen, a 3-year-old Mastiff mix in need of rescue.
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Meet Roxaboxen, a 3-year-old Mastiff mix in need of rescue.
Roxaboxen Needs Rescue
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July 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
cheatlines.co
Shelving a kids cart (which I rarely do) and speak of the devil...
Library copy of Roxaboxen
April 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
cheatlines.co
the outbursts of online civic-mindedness on bluesky every time there's an influx of new users reminds me of Roxaboxen, the children's book where some kids build a town out of rocks in a vacant lot and do all the little jobs
Illustration from the book Roxaboxen which has a simple "naive art" style: kids in a play town where the streets are outlined with white rocks. The landscape is North American high desert with ocotillo plants "Marian called it Roxaboxen. (She always knew the name of everything). There across the road it looked like any rocky hill-- nothing but sand and rocks, some d wooden boxes cactus and greasewood and thorny ocotillo-- but it was a special place (illustration of a street of small houses in a high desert)
November 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM
roseavakianb.bsky.social
Meet Roxaboxen, a 3-year-old Mastiff mix in need of rescue.
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Meet Roxaboxen, a 3-year-old Mastiff mix in need of rescue.
Roxaboxen Needs Rescue
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July 28, 2026 at 4:07 PM
cheatlines.co
Hick, Bennet, and Chris Wright playing Congressional Hearing with rocks and sticks in the big ass bomb crater where the Capitol used to be
illustration of children frolicking in a barren desert landscape with abandoned crates, from the book Roxaboxen
February 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
willstratton.bsky.social
I suppose I should mention over here that Martin Courtney and I have just announced our new production team/recording studio, Roxaboxen Recording, based in an old church in Beacon, NY. Inquire via roxaboxenny on Instagram if you want more details 🫡
November 13, 2024 at 1:43 PM
thesupercallie.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 12/20 Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, illus. By Barbara Cooney.
Cover of the picture book Roxaboxen. Children play in the desert with sticks.
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM
ktlyn.bsky.social
Should more words that end in x be pluralized like oxen?
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A children's picture book cover for the book Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran and illustrated by Barbara Cooney. It shows six children running with with sticks across a grassy area to a tower of rocks marked with a flag that says "Fort Irene."
November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
coloradocarol.bsky.social
Wish I could do a better job of capturing these #tree personalities. This is in town along a creek trail. If I were a kid now, I'd be hanging out here in a Roxaboxen (children's #book I've read to my grandsons) fashion.
A tree by a creek. A tree with interesting branches seemingly tangled. One large, low branch lies on the ground and continues to grow. Another view of the low lying branch with a large willow tree in the background. Tangled roots of the willow tree in the ground. The creek is in the background.
November 17, 2024 at 11:28 PM
scribnerumcp.bsky.social
New blog post up: "Children's World-Building," about imaginary societies, from "Weslandia" and "Roxaboxen" to "Calvin and Hobbes."

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Children's World-Building
One of the most obvious tropes in children’s literature is imaginative world-building, drawn from precedents in Robinson Crusoe and Emile. For centuries, stories like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The...
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March 24, 2026 at 2:38 PM
spindlypete.bsky.social
that's what i need! boner pills but just because i want to go check out Roxaboxen for the millionth time and my sons eat everything that isn't nailed down
May 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ozarkpoet.bsky.social
Ocotillos are in the book Roxaboxen, and the First Graders in Missouri wanted some of their own! To play swordfight, of course.
July 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
willstratton.bsky.social
All of the release events for my new s̵h̵o̵r̵t̵ ̵s̵t̵o̵r̵y̵ ̵c̵o̵l̵l̵e̵c̵t̵i̵o̵n̵ full length album are announced! See you at a show, perhaps? I’ll sell you a record—they came out spectacularly
Post for my upcoming release shows: 2/27: The Avalon Lounge, Catskill NY w/tj douglas and Katy Pinke 3/7: Album Listening Party, Roxaboxen Recording, Beacon NY 3/8: Stephen’s House, Marlboro NY w/Eamon Fogarty and Alex Dupree 3/29: The Owl, Brooklyn NY w/Sofia Wolfson and The Bird Calls
February 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
knave57.bsky.social
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Kristie (@kristie540953)
3-Year-Old Roxaboxen, a Mastiff Mix, needs rescue placement! Please open your rescue to Roxaboxen today! We are hoping to find a dedicated rescue partner who can provide Roxaboxen with the guidance,...
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July 23, 2026 at 11:35 PM
chriscreature.bsky.social
Seriously, have him produce your damn record. #roxaboxen
martincourtney.bsky.social Martin Courtney @martincourtney.bsky.social · Feb 5
I’m on tour buddy but when I get home I wanna produce your record.
February 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
linearao3.bsky.social
Roxaboxen 🤝 Miss Rumphius
Greatest picture books of all time
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
azureemeraldempire.bsky.social
Not really related other than setting but do you know Roxaboxen?
September 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
greeshmcqueen.bsky.social
I think you're the first other person I've encountered who knows Roxaboxen
September 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
iamkaymichelle.bsky.social
Anybody remember #Roxaboxen? 😭

This #book practically taught me how to have an imagination.

One of the most profoundly impactful things I’ve ever #read, and I probably hadn’t thought about it in 25 years, and then it just popped into my head for some reason 🤩

#KidLit #BookSky #books
Whoa. This takes me back… 😵‍💫
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
pamelagrow.bsky.social
Roxaboxen was one of my favorites to read to my girls.
November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
shanmoore.bsky.social
A break from my reading for family reading day. ‘Roxaboxen’ is my own #1 childhood favorite. It was the first book ordered when I was pregnant with the twins. Beautiful story. Stunning illustrations. 15/10.

#roxaboxen #alicemclerran #booksky #childrensbooks #barbaracooney #Caldecottwinner 💙📚
The cover of the book ‘Roxaboxen’ by Alice McLerran.
February 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
chelseybahe.bsky.social
Hey #KidLit community!

What are some recent #picturebooks that are similar to Roxaboxen?

Recent picture books about picky eaters?

Also looking for recently published picture books where kids try to convince adults to let them do something and succeed. Whats out there?
February 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM