matilda_holroyd_'s review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Sweet book that tackles what it’s like to encounter grief for the first time
calistareads's review
4.0
I love the artwork in this book. I found this on a Mock Caldecott 2023 list. After seeing other books from last year, I don't think this should have been an honor book, but it's in the top ten for the year for sure.
The author uses all the shapes. Most pages there is a 'V' at the bottom of the page made to look like a valley with Sun or moon behind. The landscapes and the patterns that make up everything are so colorful and beautiful. Our main characters are all black, and white or gray.
The book is quite powerful. Fox finds a dead bird and it hits him so hard this death. He doesn't understand it. Luckily a moth has been watching him and he helps to understand what this death is and this feeling of sadness. It's so well handled, this subject of death.
My nephew wouldn't read a children's book anymore, but this story would be good for him. He has said that he is constantly thinking about death and people dying. He worries about it.
Anyway, this story was powerful and well done. I loved it. I love stories about foxes and this fox was very unfox-like. We don't think of foxes as being innocent. The artwork was amazing and the story was so gentle and reverent. I really enjoyed this story.
The author uses all the shapes. Most pages there is a 'V' at the bottom of the page made to look like a valley with Sun or moon behind. The landscapes and the patterns that make up everything are so colorful and beautiful. Our main characters are all black, and white or gray.
The book is quite powerful. Fox finds a dead bird and it hits him so hard this death. He doesn't understand it. Luckily a moth has been watching him and he helps to understand what this death is and this feeling of sadness. It's so well handled, this subject of death.
My nephew wouldn't read a children's book anymore, but this story would be good for him. He has said that he is constantly thinking about death and people dying. He worries about it.
Anyway, this story was powerful and well done. I loved it. I love stories about foxes and this fox was very unfox-like. We don't think of foxes as being innocent. The artwork was amazing and the story was so gentle and reverent. I really enjoyed this story.
inumakitoge's review
5.0
The expressions in the faces of the fox and the moth added such a nice touch. It was a beautiful book.
nairam1173's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Absolutely gorgeous illustrations, and though I think the story goes on a little longer than it needed to (or perhaps not paced quite right?), what it has to say is very touching, too.
mareelynn's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Absolutely gorgeous illustrations complement this picture book about a fox and a moth who encounter the body of a bird that has died. The fox doesn't understand what has happened, and the moth offers one way to think about death and grief. It's rare to find a simple, secular book for children that handles these big ideas in such an elegant way.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
ktmomma's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
4.5
Beautiful, reflective illustrations build this story of learning about death in a gentle acceptance. I loved it!
sharonskinner's review
5.0
Concise, yet powerful prose and wonderful illustration. Handles the subject of death beautifully.
cowboylucy's review
5.0
Absolutely gorgeous book that tackles death and how those who have past live on in our memories.