Fox on the Loose!

Porter follows Tails Chasing Tails with another raucous board book, featuring a “hungry and mischievous fox” that sneaks into a farmyard one night. His presence doesn’t go unnoticed, and in a noisy chain of events, animals sound the alarm: “And the cheeps of the chicks wake up the goose,/ Who cackles and honks at the fox on the loose.” Porter’s flattened illustrations, combined with the prominent horizontal graining of the wood he paints on, once again create a vibrant, folk art aesthetic. Chaotic nighttime shenanigans, bouncy rhymes, and a... er, whiff of scatological humor should make this one a readaloud hit. Up to age 3. (Oct.)