Good Morning Little Fox

This is a lovely book and a great way to get a child to eat something new. My 4 yr old grandaughter loves it.

Good Morning Little Fox is a happy return of one of our favorite characters from children's literature, the adorable Little Fox who first made his appearance in print in 1999 in LITTLE FOX. Marilyn Janovitz's illustrations combine a soft palette of colorful pencils with a warmth and a luster you don't find in many children's books, more's the pity. In a way GOOD MORNING isn't much of a sequel per se, it's its own story, and a less violent one than its notable predecessor. Remember in the first on,e the whole plot was about how Mother and Father Fox were always going off on Little Fox about, don't jump on the furniture, or it might break? That was so cute, but also the breaking up of the furniture was a little strong and might frighten younger kids. However, a lot of children love shopping and much of the book involved shopping for a new chair to replace the one Little Fox destroyed--just out of sheer rambunctiousness, it's not that he was the Bad Seed or anything. You might say he's a typical 4 year old. Or 5 year old. In the present book we see Little Fox claiming that he doesn't like porridge just because he has overheard his dad say the same thing. In this way we see the little boy fox taking the lead from Father Fox, even if at the bottom of his heart he does actually enjoy the porridge. Janovitz shows how gender roles are built up and rigidly stratified just based on a few stray comments. It's clever, but maybe lacks the punch of LITTLE FOX Part 1. Folks searching for yet another Little Fox book should watch out for ZORRITO, which my children ordered anxiously and then they were all too disappointed to find out that it is merely a translation (into Spanish) of the original adventure with the chairs. However, they learned a bit of Spanish from reading the book so, no harm done, indeed a bit of good may come of it.