Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole

As autumn nights grow colder, Mole becomes a frequent, greedy guest at Fox's house, where Fox tells stories of a raccoon who turns into a "scuffling monster." Fox's annoyance with Mole's freeloading grows to anger, and soon, the tales of transformation become creepily real. This picture book's smoothly translated text has a storyteller's cadence and chapter breaks, which help to build suspense. Fox as a striking, slithering, sinister monster is the star of the atmospheric mixed-media illustrations. (c) Copyright 2025. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.