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Heinz, Brian

Red Fox at McCloskey's Farm

32 pp. | Creative Editions | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 1-56846-195-X $25.65
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chris Sheban. Ingeniously composed (if slightly cutesy) crayon-textured illustrations depict an abortive hen-house raid. The fox's tense anticipation as he regards the hen house, the chickens' addle-brained panic, and the farmer's bumbling rescue are vividly drawn. Though the verse narration maintains a sense of late-night dreaminess, the final payoff is a letdown, sidestepping potentially delicious chaos and avoiding true resolution.
Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

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