Patricia C. McKissack, Illustrated by Rachel Isadora
Dial, 1986
Pages: 32
Reading Level: 4-8
Genre: Picture Book
One day Flossie's mother sent her to deliver some eggs to a friend. This friend had been having trouble with a fox, and their chicken would lay any eggs. Foxes love eggs. Flossie's mother told her to protect the eggs so that the fox couldn't get them. On her way there, Flossie ran into the fox. The fox introduced himself as a fox, but Flossie didn't believe him, and refused to be scared of him. So the fox started looking for a way he could prove that he was a fox so that Flossie would be scared. He showed her his fox fur, but Flossie said it felt like a rabbits. Then he showed her his pointed nose, but she said it looked like a rats. They ran into a cat, and they cat pointed out that the fox had sharp claws and yellow eyes, but Flossie pointed out that so did the cat, and that both of them were cats. By now the fox was beside himself. The fox tells her that he has a bushy tail, and Flossie points to a squirrel who also has a bushy tail. Flossie tells the fox that he should be ashamed for claiming he is a fox, but not being able to prove it, and the fox begs for one more chance. He says that he has sharp teeth and can run exceedingly fast. Then Flossie says it doesn't matter anymore because the friends hound is behind the fox, and he has sharp teeth and can run fast too, and the hound has been looking for fox. The fox runs away because the hound knows that he is a fox. As he runs he yells that he isn't afraid of the dog because he is a fox. Flossie says that she knows, and takes the eggs safely to the friends house.
I would recommend this book to all young children; there isn't really a theme, but it is a cute book children would enjoy.
Problems: I can't think of any problems this book could cause.
My reaction: I thought this was a cute book. There isn't really any theme or point to it, other than it is simply a good read.
My rating: ***
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