Scary Stories for Young Foxes has starred reviews from Booklist and the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books. As Kirkus writes, “Dark and skillfully distressing, this is a tale for the bold”. Junyi Wi’s illustrations add additional chills. Think of your Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark fans, maybe a year or two older. These are stories for older kids – there are some moments that may be tough to read about, including domestic abuse, a witch who wants to wear the kits’ skins, and a very hungry zombie – not fare for kids who are still loving Goosebumps. It’s a great concept, because the stories are told for young foxes, putting readers into the mindset of a fox, not a person, and thinking about things that would terrify a young animal, rather than a person, and realizing that we share similar fears. Framed by the setting of a storyteller spinning tales for a group of young foxes, the heart of each story involves two kits, Mia and Uly, separated from their litters, and fighting scary creatures to get back. Scary Stories for Young Foxes, by Christian McKay Heidicker/Illustated by Junyi Wu, (July 2019, Henry Holt & Co.), $16.99, ISBN: 9781250181428Ī Newbery Honor-winning collection of interconnected stories, Scary Stories for Young Foxes stole the show when it hit shelves in 2019, and it’s still going strong today. I’ve been booktalking all the spooky books I’ve been reading year-round, in anticipation of this moment! I can’t believe Halloween is THIS WEEKEND.
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