The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
Paperback – Picture Book, July 1, 1994
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · July 1, 1994
This Caldecott Honor book from beloved illustrator Peter Spier is a spirited take on a classic American folk song.
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar folk song meets richly textured autumn pictures, inviting a close, unhurried look.
- Themes
- Classic American folk song, Fox searching for food, New England autumn
- Genres
- Fox Stories, Folktale Retellings, Music Stories
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This Caldecott Honor book from beloved illustrator Peter Spier is a spirited take on a classic American folk song.
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"[Spier's] finely detailed, action-packed New England autumn vistas are almost startlingly beautiful."—The New York Times Over fifty years after he won a Caldecott Honor for The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, legendary illustrator Peter Spier went back to this time-honored favorite in 2014 to paint the half of the book that was originally printed in black and white. In this glowing, restored vision of Spier’s beloved classic, follow the wily fox as he roams a sleepy New England town in search of a meal, with tones and textures so vivid you can almost hear the crackle of crisp fall leaves and the ripples of the river in the moonlight.
Song in Color
A familiar folk song meets richly textured autumn pictures, inviting a close, unhurried look.
Come here for
- A classic folk song seen anew in finely detailed autumn scenes
- Moonlit river tones and crisp-leaf New England vistas
Expect
- A wily fox’s nighttime roam, rendered with vivid color and texture
- An image-rich take on a time-honored American song
Where it sits
| Fox Stories | 85% |
|---|---|
| Folktale Retellings | 54% |
| Music Stories | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Farm Animal Stories
- Fox Stories
- Music Stories
- Authors
- Peter Spier
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- July 1, 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Classic American folk song · Fox searching for food · New England autumn
- Reading lane
- Farm Animal Stories