Fox Versus Fox (My First I Can Read)

by Corey R Tabor (Author) Corey R Tabor (Illustrator)

Fox Versus Fox (My First I Can Read)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

The clever and hilarious star of the Geisel Award winners Fox at Night, Fox the Tiger, and Fox Has a Problem is back in another I Can Read adventure.

The next I Can Read from Caldecott Honor– and three-time Geisel Award–winning author Corey R. Tabor

There’s only one Fox…until there are two!

Fox demonstrates all his foxy skills to the newcomer: He can do tricks! He’s sneaky! He can jump super-high!

But this other creature can do all the same things…

Could it really be another fox—and maybe even a new friend?

The clever and beloved Fox from award winners Fox at Night and Fox the Tiger is back in another winning tale that begs to be read again and again.

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Kirkus Reviews

The red fox's superciliousness and the white fox's indefatigable happiness come through clearly.

Booklist

The sweet and sometimes silly illustrations--rendered in pencil, colored pencil, and watercolors--complement the narrative, reflecting both the subtly devious plot and story's gentle spirit.

School Library Journal

Starred Review

PreS-Gr 2--Tabor does it again, with a charming addition to the much loved "Fox" series. Beginning readers will delight in the hilarious story of two foxes who ultimately discover they are more alike than different. When a woodland fox encounters an arctic fox for the first time, he struggles to comprehend that they can both be foxes. They look so different! The woodland fox begins listing all of the things foxes are able to do, like jumping very high, doing neat tricks, and being sneaky. The frustration grows when the arctic fox demonstrates the ability to do all of the same things--just differently! The competition gets more and more intense between the two, until they find themselves in a situation where they need a friend. The woodland fox offers a truce, and the two walk into the sunset with their arms around each other. Short sentences along with repeating words and phrases make this book a fantastic choice for shared reading between an adult and child. VERDICT It's rare to find an early transitional reader with a captivating plot, humor, and illustrations that also maintains an easy reading level, but this title does all of that and more.--Ellen Kleber

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Review quotes

"Tabor does it again, with a charming addition to the much loved "Fox" series. Short sentences along with repeating words and phrases make this book a fantastic choice for shared reading between an adult and child. It's rare to find an early transitional reader with a captivating plot, humor, and illustrations that also maintains an easy reading level, but this title does all of that and more." — School Library Journal (starred review)

"Visuals and text featuring repetition and simplicity will charm while building reading skills. A winning tale of two pals engaged in a safely silly competition." — Kirkus Reviews

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780063277953
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Publication date
March 20, 2024
Series
My First I Can Read
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV002110 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Foxes
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Animals
Picture books
Foxes
Readers (Publications)
Animal fiction
Nocturnal animals

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