Fox's Garden - PIcture Book & KID KANDY Activity

Fox's Garden
By Princesse Camcam
(Enchanted Lion Books, 2014)

What a treasure! Our public library had Fox's Garden on a display rack when I recently walked through with my granddaughter. We snatched it up right away.

The first draw for me was the long and narrow size. And then I was immediately attracted to the beautiful illustrations. Once we were home, I perused the rest of the book and discovered that it was a wordless book.

A fact soon noticed by my kindergarten grandson who set himself to read it. Only to find no words. "Nana," he called, "there are no words!"

An easy enough problem to solve. "Then you get to make up your own story to go with the pictures! How fun is that?"

He was sold and continued on to tell the story to sissy.

Fox's Garden is a simple story about Fox. Fox is not liked by town inhabitants, but she must find a warm spot ASAP. In a greenhouse, Fox finds the perfect place to rest. In that cozy environment, Fox meets a special friend and the reader gains a surprise. Several surprises.

Fox's Garden is a treat for nature and book lovers.

KID KANDY:

Princesse Camcam uses paper cutouts for many of the illustrations in Fox's Garden. Let's make our own paper cut-out picture!

1. Dig out cutting magazines, pencils, cardstock, scissors, crayons, and glue sticks.

2. Cut out pictures of people, animals, houses, food, or whatever else your child wants to use on his project. Of course, your child will do the work for his project. You are the assistant.

3. Draw some items to be a part of the picture - table, chair, car, swing, and so on. Cut those out as well.

4. Glue the cut-outs together in whatever way pleases your child. If the glue stick is too unwieldy for the paper, use tape or tiny drops of white school glue.

5. Add color with crayons.

Ta-da!

Angie Quantrell loves beautifully illustrated books. She especially loves nature themes and stories that can be enjoyed over and over again.