Hattie and the Foxby Mem Fox
illustrated by Patricia Mullins
This excellent picture book tells the story of Hattie, the big black hen, as she discovers a fox in the bushes. She tries to alert the other barnyard animals but they remain to be less than concerned. Mullins used a collage technique using tissue paper and conte crayon to complete the wonderful illustrations used in this book. They add to the telling of the book because they show so much of what the text is helping to describe. The endpaper even gives a clue as to what is about to take place in the story which can be used as a prediction page for young readers to begin thinking about what will come in a story. The type of writing employed by Fox is an excellent choice for young readers because it has many repetitive phrases that the readers will pick up on by the end of the book. This beginning book also has great examples of how dialogue works between multiple characters and word work well for the students to use as a basis for a class play or puppet show. My favorite part of this story comes at the end with a comical twist that is sure to have readers of all ages surprised and laughing.
Intended Age 3-5
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