Little Fox in the Forest

Reviewed by: Kathy George - Gray publlic Library, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 8, 2017

Review

For show and tell, a little girl brings a treasured stuffed fox to share. When she is at recess, a real little fox runs off with it. She and a friend follow to retrieve her precious toy. As they go deeper and deeper into the forest, they discover a magical town filled with forest animal families and the treasured stuffed animals of the animal children.

This book doesn't need words to convey the story. Graegin's illustrations begin as muted blue/green, but as the children venture deeper and deeper,into the forest, bits of color emerge until the pages become a colorful, active village. This is a book to spend time with, a book with lots to look at, to talk about, to think about. It is a book to be read over and over. It is a book the reader can put a story to each time it is opened. It is beautifully crafted and illustrated.

Overall Book Score: excellent