The incredibly elegant and intricate paper cut dioramas used to tell this story are simply exquisite. After losing her way - or perhaps seeking the warmth of the village intentionally - a lone fox is shooed away by a couple of villagers before finding a shed to escape the cold. A young boy brings a basket of goodies to the shed, and finds that she is not alone after all. To repay his kindness, the fox and her brood leave a gift for the boy before heading back to the forest.
The softly falling snow outside contrasts beautifully with the warmth of the light from within the cabin to help the reader empathize with the fox and appreciate the young boy's kind deed.
This book was honored by USBBY on their 2015 Outstanding International Books list.
Fox's Garden [Une Rencontre] by Princesse Camcam. United States of America [originally published in France]: Enchanted Lion, 2014. [9781592701674]
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