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The Cardboard Box Adventures: The Missing Spyglass
Paperback
Publisher Price: $17.99
ISBN13: 9781065432609
Publisher: VM Inclusive Publishing
Published: Oct 15 2026
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.18 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
What if an ordinary cardboard box could take you anywhere?
Theo is having a stay-at-home day, but nothing feels quite right. The house is too still, the clock seems too loud, and even his usual toys and books aren't helping. Then he discovers an ordinary cardboard box - small, quiet and safe.
But this is no ordinary box.
In moments, Theo finds himself aboard a wooden pirate ship surrounded by bright blue sea, creaking decks and a colourful crew. When the captain reveals that his spyglass has disappeared, Theo offers to help find it.
His search takes him across the ship and below deck, where he encounters rough ropes, cold cannons, strange smells, unfamiliar textures and plenty of surprises. Along the way, Theo listens to his senses, notices when things become too much, meets a friendly ship's cat and discovers that finding the missing spyglass may require more than simply looking in the right places.
The Missing Spyglass is the first adventure in The Cardboard Box Adventures, a gently paced, sensory-friendly children's series celebrating imagination, curiosity, kindness and different ways of experiencing the world.
Created with neurodivergent readers in mind, the book uses spacious pages, shorter sections of text, clear visual storytelling and carefully considered sensory language to make reading feel more approachable without removing the excitement of the adventure. The book also includes information for children and adults about neurodiversity, sensory differences and sources of support.
A cardboard box may look ordinary.
Until imagination opens the door.
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