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shighley 's review for:
Scary Stories for Young Foxes
by Christian McKay Heidicker
I'd seen a positive review for this book, but had forgotten about it until it got the Newbery Honor. Instantly put it on hold, finally got the print book... and then COVID hit. By the time I'd had it for 10 weeks or so, a curious thing happened: we discovered we had foxes living under our shed. I took that as a sign it was time to read it.
I would have given this a '5' had it been a bit more accurate. What bothered me was the assertion that foxes have poor eyesight at night; this is not the case. Perhaps that worked better for the plot.
There were enough little twists, including the "famous" cameo, a bigger twist right at the end, and lots of suspense that made this interesting. The style of the book itself matched the themes of the story. The writing was exquisite in parts, complex enough that at times I had to re-read sentences. (and look up "gekkering"). Trying to see and interpret things in the mind of a fox was challenging at times (just what did they eat on page 146?)
I really enjoy books that inspire me to do some further research; I looked up both the famous person and a lot about foxes. I'm not sure how much longer the three foxes will be in my backyard, but it certainly added a lot to my reading!
I would have given this a '5' had it been a bit more accurate. What bothered me was the assertion that foxes have poor eyesight at night; this is not the case. Perhaps that worked better for the plot.
There were enough little twists, including the "famous" cameo, a bigger twist right at the end, and lots of suspense that made this interesting. The style of the book itself matched the themes of the story. The writing was exquisite in parts, complex enough that at times I had to re-read sentences. (and look up "gekkering"). Trying to see and interpret things in the mind of a fox was challenging at times (just what did they eat on page 146?)
I really enjoy books that inspire me to do some further research; I looked up both the famous person and a lot about foxes. I'm not sure how much longer the three foxes will be in my backyard, but it certainly added a lot to my reading!