The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Crum, Shutta

Fox and Fluff

32 pp. | Whitman | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-8075-2544-8 $$15.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello. A young chick hatches and spots a fox who, true to his nature, is looking for a quick snack. The chick imprints on the fox, making it impossible for him to eat this creature calling him Papa. Bendall-Brunello depicts this soft-hearted fox with attitude, strutting in his muscle shirt. The uncluttered text reads aloud well, while the straightforward telling, bolstered by the art, creates a picture book beginning readers can handle on their own.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2003