A timeless folk song provides inspiration for some of the funniest, brightest drawings Peter Spier has ever produced. In the song, a fox forages fo...
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Aug 14, 2009
Shanna
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The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a wonderful old folk song telling the ageless story of a fox who raids a farmer's goose house and brings his kill home to his family. Peter Spier's detailed and charming drawings bring the story to dramatic life with alternately black-and-white and colored illustrations.
The anthropomorphism of the fox is playfully developed, somewhat reminiscent of Beatrix Potter's animal character development. As the fox raids the goose house he acts very much More...
The anthropomorphism of the fox is playfully developed, somewhat reminiscent of Beatrix Potter's animal character development. As the fox raids the goose house he acts very much More...
Oct 14, 2010
Vivian
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If you are fortunate enough to have a recording of Odetta singing this ballad cue up your c.d., turn the volume all the way up, and simply turn the pages to the color double-page spreads. If you do not have a recording, the music is in the back of the book. This is the perfect finish for a story program on foxes.
We finished with a craft activity featured in a Your Big Back Yard magazine-- a fox bookmark made from an envelope. Place on tables supplies such as scissors, crayons, glu More...
We finished with a craft activity featured in a Your Big Back Yard magazine-- a fox bookmark made from an envelope. Place on tables supplies such as scissors, crayons, glu More...
Oct 31, 2011
Angela
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The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a Caldecott Honor picture book for primary to intermediate readers. The book tells the story of an old folk song “The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night”, which is about a Fox who goes into town to find food for his family. Unfortunately, the fox finds his food at a farmer’s house. I only gave this book three stars because I do not like it. I do not like that the illustrations alternate between color and black and white, and I do not like that the color illustr
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Sep 08, 2011
Ilana
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A Caldecott Honor book based on on an old song by Burl Ives from 1945. This book by Peter Spier was published in 1961. I know it is supposed to be a folk type, old time song, but I just didn't really enjoy it as much as so many other old tales or books by this author. It takes place long ago and tells of a fox going into a town and stealing a goose and duck for his family to eat. I did like the very detailed illustrations and the pattern of black and white pages to color pages on every other pa
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Jul 03, 2009
Jim
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went outside tonight to read this, the local wild turkey and her two cubs(?) babies(?) chicks(?) were in the backyard celebrating their turkeyhood and i open THE FOX to the first illo; a fox w/a goose's neck in its mouth. kinda screwed the audabon moment i was having.
Oct 12, 2010
Bonnie
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The pages alternate black and white/colored, which I don't like very much, but the pictures give a very good time and place to the song. One of the repetitions of a verse is left out, I don't know why.
Jan 09, 2012
John
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It shows what would have happened to Chicken in The Chicken Thief if Fox hadn't liked her.
Caldecott Honor Book, 1962
Favorite illustration: pages 5-6
Art Medium: Pen and ink; watercolor
Caldecott Honor Book, 1962
Favorite illustration: pages 5-6
Art Medium: Pen and ink; watercolor
Sep 14, 2010
Polly
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Nice, but not as nice as most of Peter Spier's other books. And a bit difficult to sing along with, which, in my mind, makes it kind of pointless. But nice pictures all the same, and I really like the town-o!
Jul 09, 2010
Ashley
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A rather morbid folk song, but the illustrations were lovely.I loved that they alternated between color and black and white.
Feb 07, 2012
Victoria
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Illustrated by: Peter Spier
Publisher: Dragonfly
Date Published: 1961
Genre: Folk
Publisher: Dragonfly
Date Published: 1961
Genre: Folk
Nov 26, 2008
Snorkle
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This story was very interesting, I'm not sure how well it would have survived if it had been published today. I thought that the idea of taking an old song and turning it into a children's picture book was a nice idea, but to me, it just didn't fly over very well. I was slightly annoyed with having to repeat the same line over again on the next page. Not a book that I'm planning on reading again.
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2008/08... More...
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2008/08... More...
Feb 05, 2008
Rebecca
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I have been reading this book all of my life - to many children, and now to my own son. Peter Spier is a fantastic and surprising illustrator. This is, by far, August's favorite song!
Jun 10, 2008
Dana
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The fox and his family dine well on an old grey goose. Thought the images of the mother fox cleaning the goose for dinner were interesting. Not something kids see everyday.
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