More than three years ago I talked about Fox the Tiger. A few weeks ago, I borrowed three more books from this series - Fox is Late, Fox has a Problem, and Fox at Night from the library I visit each week.
Young children who are just starting to gain reading confidence NEED books like these. They are fun and funny, visually very appealing, short, and each of them contain a satisfying story. In the classroom children encounter 'readers' but these are often dry, contrived and many contain uninspiring illustrations. Teachers and parents do share wonderful picture books with children, but I hope you can also look for these slim books which are the next step on your child's reading journey. Keep reading picture books of course but grab some of these too so your child can experience the joy of reading independently and hopefully also discover, even very simple books like these, can contain delightful stories. Here in Australia you need to hunt out the paperback editions of these books which cost around AUS$12+. The hardcovers are far too expensive for school or local libraries to consider.
Here are the web pages for Corey R Tabor. Here is an interview with Corey R Tabor. Take a look at another book by Corey R Tabor - Mel Fell. A new book from the Fox series will be released in 2024.
Fox is late (2018) - themes - surprises, skateboarding, rushing, sharing. Why is Fox in such a rush? He seems to be so unkind to his forest friends. Is there a way all of this crazy behaviour can end happily?
Fox at Night (2021) Winner 2022 Theodore Seuss Geisel award. Themes - night, fear, and perception. Fox can hear monsters in the night but his forest friends take his hand and show him things are not as scary as he imagines until the last page when he does meet a very surprising 'monster'. I would pair this book with:
Fox has a Problem (2023) - themes - problem solving, actions and consequences, and team work. How can Fox get all of his kites out of the tree?
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