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The Slightly Spooky Tale of Fox and Mole

by Cecilia Heikkila Publisher: FLORIS BOOKS

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A spooky story reaches beyond the page

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A spooky story reaches beyond the page

Fox and Mole’s autumn tale pairs a story-within-the-story—a raccoon changing into a scuffling monster—with tension between two friends who share life on a headland. Mole’s interruptions and appetite for Fox’s cookies sharpen the contrast between his carefree, self-centred ways and Fox’s sense of responsibility. When Fox’s frustration grows, the spooky tale begins to overlap with the friends’ own lives. The blend of friendship conflict and mild monster-story suspense gives this picture book a clear thread to follow, while its 44-page format leaves room for both the tale they read and the change unfolding between them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Older picture-book readers who enjoy mildly spooky stories.
  • Children interested in tales about friendship, sharing, and selfishness.
  • Families seeking an autumn-set story with a story-within-a-story.

Themes

Friendship and conflictSelfishness and responsibilitySpooky storiesAutumn

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Book overview

If Edgar Allan Poe wrote for children! Fox and Mole find a spooky story spilling into their lives in this autumnal tale for older picture-book readers.

Fox and Mole live alone on a headland, in two houses, side by side. Mole is carefree and self-centred. Fox is responsible and self-sacrificing.

As autumn draws in, the friends read a spooky story together (that Mole keeps interrupting) about a racoon who transforms into a scuffling monster (a slightly spooky bit) while Mole eats Fox's cookies (all of them). Fox's anger with Mole's selfishness grows and soon Fox too begins to transform...

The Wind in the Willows meets the Bront

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