"The summer sun crawls higher.
I nap.
The summer sun sinks lower.
I wake."
The animals of the forest that surrounds the fox kit are doing what they do. The reader's attention is drawn to a question the kit asks. As the pages turn, young listeners learn much about this particular fox: what it looks like, how it moves, its habits in each of the four seasons, what it likes to eat, and how it compares to other animals in its environment.
"Compared to a cow,
I eat a little.
Compared to a butterfly,
I eat a lot.
Munch. Munch."
As the seasons pass, the fox's adventures are chronicled in well-chosen language that expands vocabulary, while also providing pertinent information. In autumn, he romps with his vixen sister until the coming winter calls them home. The final two spreads show the family curled up, warm, and resting.
Alison Farrell's charming images are created in gouache, colored pencil, ink, and digital mixed media. They invite young listeners to stop and enjoy this warm introduction to a fox kit's first year.
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