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Fox Tails #2
The Biggest Roller Coaster
Siblings Fritz and Franny have fun trying all the rides at the amusement park in this early reader!
Get ready to ride! Fox siblings Fritz and Franny -- and their faithful dog, Fred -- are spending the day at the amusement park. After sizing up the tallest, fastest, and loudest rides they can find, these foxes come together on the perfect coaster.
Get ready to ride! Fox siblings Fritz and Franny -- and their faithful dog, Fred -- are spending the day at the amusement park. After sizing up the tallest, fastest, and loudest rides they can find, these foxes come together on the perfect coaster.
48 pages, Hardcover
Published November 10, 2020
About the author
Tina Kugler
18 books25 followersAuthor-illustrator Tina Kügler lives in Los Angeles with her husband, three sons, two cats, and a cranky lizard.
Tina wrote and illustrated SNAIL AND WORM, a collection of easy reader stories about two small friends (2016 Houghton Mifflin Books for Young Readers). The sequel, SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN, is a 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. SNAIL AND WORM ALL DAY is the third installment in the series and Tina's tenth book.
WHO ATE MY BOOK?, an easy reader with Penguin Random House, will be released in 2020. FOX TAILS, Tina’s illustrated easy reader 3-book series with Scholastic, will be arriving in 2020 and 2021.
IN MARY'S GARDEN (2015, HMH), written and illustrated by Tina and her husband Carson Kugler, is a biographical picture book about the life and work of Wisconsin artist Mary Nohl.
Tina illustrated THE CHANGE YOUR NAME STORE (2014) and its sequel, NO MORE BEIGE FOOD (2016), both written by Leanne Shirtliffe and published by Sky Pony Press.
She spent many years as a Storyboard Artist for animation studios such as Walt Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros., and is currently a Character Layout Artist on The Simpsons for Fox Television Animation. She also owned a children's bookshop and worked in the youth department of a public library.
Tina is represented by Teresa Kietlinski at Bookmark Literary.
Tina wrote and illustrated SNAIL AND WORM, a collection of easy reader stories about two small friends (2016 Houghton Mifflin Books for Young Readers). The sequel, SNAIL AND WORM AGAIN, is a 2018 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. SNAIL AND WORM ALL DAY is the third installment in the series and Tina's tenth book.
WHO ATE MY BOOK?, an easy reader with Penguin Random House, will be released in 2020. FOX TAILS, Tina’s illustrated easy reader 3-book series with Scholastic, will be arriving in 2020 and 2021.
IN MARY'S GARDEN (2015, HMH), written and illustrated by Tina and her husband Carson Kugler, is a biographical picture book about the life and work of Wisconsin artist Mary Nohl.
Tina illustrated THE CHANGE YOUR NAME STORE (2014) and its sequel, NO MORE BEIGE FOOD (2016), both written by Leanne Shirtliffe and published by Sky Pony Press.
She spent many years as a Storyboard Artist for animation studios such as Walt Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros., and is currently a Character Layout Artist on The Simpsons for Fox Television Animation. She also owned a children's bookshop and worked in the youth department of a public library.
Tina is represented by Teresa Kietlinski at Bookmark Literary.
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July 2, 2020
The Acorn books are always a hit with my students and this one will continue that trend. It is straightforward and relatable -- kids want to go on the fastest, tallest, "best" roller coaster, until they get close to it and realize that maybe that's not the "best" roller coaster for them. And the illustrations communicate the excitement and anxiety really well, which will make it even easier for early readers to understand. As a reader, it also does a great job introducing comparative and superlative adjectives. Will definitely be adding it to my shelves.
Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher for providing a digital copy. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to Edelweiss+ and the publisher for providing a digital copy. All opinions are my own.
April 22, 2024
This cleverly written tale stars three members of the Fox family: Brother and sister Fritz and Franny. Plus there's Fred, their adorable dog.
Since this cast of characters is going to spending a whole day at an amusement park, guess what?
Of course! They're figuring out which rides will be the tallest, the fastest, the loudest rides they can find. Moving toward the climax of the story, suspense builds. Trepidation grows.
Have you ever been to an amusement park, Goodreaders? Then, like me, you'll be able to identify with what happens next.
I've been there. No wonder I'm giving this book FIVE STARS.
Since this cast of characters is going to spending a whole day at an amusement park, guess what?
Of course! They're figuring out which rides will be the tallest, the fastest, the loudest rides they can find. Moving toward the climax of the story, suspense builds. Trepidation grows.
Have you ever been to an amusement park, Goodreaders? Then, like me, you'll be able to identify with what happens next.
I've been there. No wonder I'm giving this book FIVE STARS.
September 10, 2020
I received an eARC courtesy of Edelweiss and Scholastic Inc. in exchange for my honest review.
Wow. What a fun ride! I love following Fritz and Franny as they learn that bigger isn't always better (and neither is faster and louder).
This is going to be such a fun hit for beginning readers and is full of lots of repetition to encourage independent reading. Fun illustrations are going to help pull this one into a must-have series for library shelves.
Wow. What a fun ride! I love following Fritz and Franny as they learn that bigger isn't always better (and neither is faster and louder).
This is going to be such a fun hit for beginning readers and is full of lots of repetition to encourage independent reading. Fun illustrations are going to help pull this one into a must-have series for library shelves.
December 15, 2021
Fritz and Franny and Fred go to the amusement park. Fritz and Franny can't agree which ride to go on, until they find the fastest, tallest, loudest ride. But is that ride really what they want to go on?
There are a lot of superlatives in this one, which might make it a good book for kids studying those words. It's a nice easy read, graphic novel picture book that will resonate with lots of kids who think they want to go on a ride at a park until they get to the front of the line.
There are a lot of superlatives in this one, which might make it a good book for kids studying those words. It's a nice easy read, graphic novel picture book that will resonate with lots of kids who think they want to go on a ride at a park until they get to the front of the line.
April 21, 2021
Fritz and Franny are at an amusement park! They take their dog Fred to find the fastest, tallest, and loudest ride. While waiting in line for the roller coaster, they start to debate if Fred will like the ride....
The Fox Tails series is cute and I hope my library will purchase the next one when it is released!
The Fox Tails series is cute and I hope my library will purchase the next one when it is released!
March 15, 2021
Fritz and Franny get in line for the biggest and fastest ride at the amusement park. They stay there until they realize they don't want to go on the biggest and fastest ride. They go around the amusement park until they find the ride that is just right for them.
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June 6, 2020Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
November 11, 2020
Cute book for beginning readers!
January 3, 2021
Another cute story in the series of our 2 foxes.
January 6, 2021
Fritz and Fanny are obsessed with the BEST, whether it's who has the best bunk bed or finding the best ride at the fair.
September 26, 2021
Cute story about two foxes picking the perfect rollercoaster. One that's not too fast or too tall!
August 5, 2023
A cute book about two foxes one upping each other for who can go on the biggest, loudest ride. But out turns out Fred is afraid of the ride...
December 29, 2023
That roller coaster is my speed too
May 17, 2021
A good early reader for Kait for just before bed - easy and fuss free.
2023 - Kait and Maddie each took a character and read this together.
2023 - Kait and Maddie each took a character and read this together.
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