The day the new refrigerator arrived in its large brown carton, Christina Katerina and her mother were both excited–but for very different reasons. "Oh, how grand and new!" said Christina's mother, looking at the refrigerator. "It is! Oh, it really is!" murmured Christina, looking at the box, which she immediately dragged to the front yard. In a series of hilarious episodes, the box becomes a castle, a clubhouse, and other imaginations in which Christina and her friend Fats swear undying friendship, wage furious battles, and drive Christina's mother crazy.
