Wishing Foxes
Author:
Illustrator:
Margaret Read MacDonald, with Jen and Nat Whitman
KItty Harvill
Bess is kind to bear, mountain lion, and boar, washes foxes at well. Foxes with that gold fall from her mouth, diamonds from her nose. Unkind Tess kicks animals, mistreats foxes. Toads from mouth, corn from nose. Bess sings happily en route, Tess chants grumpily. A lively Kentucky version of the traditional "Toads and Diamonds" motif.
Categories
Children's Books: Picture Books
Story origins: Appalachia
Editions
Hardcover
2017
Plum Street Publishers
32p
Quotes
the traditional tale is told smoothly and effectively, with a lively, folksy lilt. MacDonald and the Whitmans provide a clear explanation of their sources; they even suggest a tune for those reading aloud to use to sing Bess' and Tess' refrains. The text
Kirkus Feb 1, 2017
With a storyteller's cadence, Margaret Read MacDonald (with some assistance by Jen and Nat Whitman) wonderfully captures the tale's mountain rhythms, homespun wisdom, and timeless truth. Kitty Harvill's vibrant illustrations, rendered in watercolor and cu
Children's Book Watch April 2017, Midwest Book Review
The traditional tale is told smoothly and effectively, with a lively,folksy lilt. MacDonald and the Whitmans provide a clear explanation of their sources; they even suggest a tune for those reading aloud to use to sing Bess’ and Tess' refrains. The text is set directly on Harvill’s stylized illustrations, mostly double-page spreads done with watercolor and cut-paper collage that use page turns effectively and show well. ... Welcome wherever folktales are popular.
1 Book Review
Told with a storyteller's flair and well suited to reading aloud. Mary Elam
School Library Journal, June 2017
Awards
AESOP ACCOLADE
2017