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• My 8 yr old son and I have been reading this book at bedtime. Excellent, gripping story about two fox cubs and their adventures. Wonderful imagery, exciting storyline. A must for young readers but might be too scary for tiny tots.

• Theres nothing to say about the story itself. I love it! Its horrible for young foxes but not too horrible for humans. I loved the drawings! But since the book won the honor reward its horrible to buy. I needed about 1 hour to extremely carefully peel off the reward Sticker which destorys the beautiful cover Art. I HATE things like this.

• Although this book is written for young children, I was able to enjoy it as an 18 year old student in university. The author, Christian Heidicker's, attention to detail is astonishing and creates vivd images. His words create a scene that makes you feel like you are enveloped in the world of these little foxes. I originally heard an expert of one of his stories in a class of mine and knew I had to give some of his work a read. His care in writing this novel is apparent. It seems that he was so devoted to perfectly capturing the emotions and experiences of the young fox. The characters are engaging and the story line is exciting and keeps you on your toes. There are a lot of ups and downs throughout. I think it teaches an important lesson to children as it helps them to see that although life is not all sunshine and rainbows, there is still lots good in it. The book is scary but no too scary for the intended audience. It is a good sized book for children to start reading more advanced work and the chapters are relatively short so that they could read entire chapters on their own pretty quickly. This book is definitely a good one that I plan to read with my future children! It was able to capture my attention and obviously catch the attention of others shown by its Newbery Award medal so I would definitely recommend it to anybody interested in picking it up.

• There are a couple of things I will note beyond the fact that this is an excellent story, which drove me to read on well into the night. The first is that the care the author took in writing this is wildly apparent. I can almost imagine him creeping about the woods in an effort to understand exactly how a fox kit might feel, limping along on three legs, and then deliberating on how to translate that into a foxish lexicon. And, secondly, this is a brave story, in that it really does go old-school in terms of the content—more Poe. It’s not for weak hearted kits. And that’s what will likely make it a classic.

• I don’t usually read scary stories of any kind, but this book intrigued me, so I decided to give it a try. I figured a story about foxes, written for kids, would be a good way to break into the horror genre, and I was right. It’s not the kind of “scary” that gives me nightmares—though, granted, I’m a bit older than its intended audience. Rather, it’s the kind of scary that makes me view the world with a broader perspective and with compassion for the smaller creatures that inhabit the wild areas of the world. I now feel sorry for the difficult lives that foxes, and all animals, have to survive, and I’m all too aware of humankind’s role in creating danger for them. Throughout the story, I was genuinely worried for these young foxes, and I simply had to reach the end so I would know what happened to them. Christian Heidicker does an excellent job of nesting stories inside stories. The framework of the book follows several fox kits as they listen to an older fox tell them a series of interconnected short stories. Heidicker does this nesting in a way that is easy to follow, and you are pulled right along with the foxes. His descriptions, characterization, and weaving of facts with fiction are beautiful and seamless. There are just enough twists to keep you on your toes. This book is enjoyable for all ages, whether you’re into the horror genre or not. It’s one that I’d be willing to read again and read to my own children.

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