#Scary stories for young foxes

[smhmyheaddude]

I love you children's shows fans, I love you obscure object show fans, I love you random books you read as a kid you were never able to forget fans, I love you random web comics fans, I love you campy movies no one has ever heard of let alone seen fans, I love you old fanfiction that will never be updated again fans, I love you random game you found on steam that you love so much, I love you people who refuse to let obscurity drive them away from something

[yarrowleef]

i need someone other then me to read this book please it's like it was made for me specifically

these sorts of books violently transport me back to collecting every "scary stories to tell in the dark" type book i could find out of my school library. i really just have such a fondness for middle grade horror because it gets to be casually super f*cked up but it's fine cause it does it in a whimsical charming way

i love how a while back I asked what topics people thought would be too dark for a series like warriors and a lot of people said rabies, meanwhile the next middle grade animal book i pick up has its opening story like "a cute litter of fox kits horrifically contract rabies uwu"

and heartwarming lessons like "sometimes your dad is complete garbage, and you should just kill him"

Beatrix Potter is there for some reason and she is horrifying

also the illustrations and general design of the book are such a vibe (rly, there is an audiobook out there but id recomend getting a physical book, i got mine from the library because it's just so aesthetically pleasing to me and then i immediatley bought it

also i just!! really like the prose! its so pretty and vivid and warm for being a scary book!

look idk how to pitch books because its easy to write an essay complaining, but when i like something all my brain comes up with is "book...good.." but....yeah, book good, i enjoyed it v much

[patchopatch]

So I drew Cozy, Julep, and Oleo from Scary Stories for Young Foxes The City. The designs are slightly inspired 4shfur’s.

[I don’t know if Julep or Oleos eye color was ever said so yea.]

[aviquine]

This was just gonna be a reference for a thing I'm working on... Now it's the thumbnail for the thing I'm working on ;3

[woofolotl]

any scary stories for young foxes enjoyers out there

[4shfur]

they're enemies. theyre best friends. they hate each other. theyre officiating each others weddings. theyre like found family except they were stuck together unwillingly

[book-reviewer-2000]

Scary Stories for Young Foxes

Christian McKay Heidicker

Illustrated by Junyi Wu

One autumn evening, seven little foxes ask for scarier stories than their mother has told them yet. Although they beg and whine, she tells them that she has no more scary stories, but there is an old storyteller who has terrible stories that would scare the white into their tails. They find themselves at the den of this old storyteller, who tells them stories of two fox kits, each on harrowing journeys through danger and the unknown. Mia and her mother flee a deadly illness that takes the rest of their family and come face-to-face with humans. Uly, the runt of the litter with a forepaw that doesn’t work, has to flee from his father who wants to kill him. The pair meet when Uly helps Mia escape the humans. The two have to stick together to make it through a swamp with dangerous creatures, Uly’s sinister father, and the bitter cold of winter. After each story, one of the kits turns tail, too scared to listen any longer. Which kit has the bravery to listen to all of the stories? What happens to the two kits struggling through adventure after adventure? It’s up to an intrepid and insightful reader to find out. Mia and Uly deal with loss and grief in an eloquent way, uniting from their shared familial issues. While the stories are about fictional foxes, readers may see themselves in the characters and their tales. This book fills the imagination with its descriptive word choice and haunting illustrations of each anecdote. The scary stories bring elements of the supernatural, natural, and even human-created terror. But fear not- there’s a kind ending for these little foxes. This book may not be the best choice for easily frightened readers, but lovers of spooky fairytales will enjoy this original concept.

BIBLIO: 2019, Henry Holt and Company/ Macmillan Publishing Group, Age 9-12, $16.99 and $22.99.

REVIEWER: Rebekah Ehrhart

FORMAT:  Middle Reader

ISBN: 9781250181428

[ghost-104]

Fan art for Christian McKay Heidecker

Really loved the book

[narcoticwriter]

Scary Stories for Young Foxes dares to ask the question: do you really hate adult fantasy books or are you just tired of erotic romance taking precedence and butchering characters for the sake of perceived fanservice?

[honey-deerling-reads]

Scary Stories For Young Foxes

tw for this book: rabies, abuse, manipulation, animal death, animal cruelty, mild gore, parental abuse, ableism, narcissism, child death, incorrect animal dynamics

rating: ☆☆☆☆

so i just recently finished 'Scary Stories For Young Foxes' by Christian McKay Heidicker and i just gotta say, i love kid's horror. i think the genre is so fun and so important, and this book is great example of why. the story is completely told through the pov of various fox characters, and for that it is extremely immersive. several times while reading this book, i became so immersed in the world that these characters live in, that i lowkey forgot that i myself am not a fox. the characters are relatable and very easy to empathise with, making the emotional beats of the story hit even harder.

the story begins with a group of fox kits, all unnamed, asking their mother to tell them a scary story. she can't provide one scary enough for the kits, but warns them not to visit an older fox who lives deep in the forest, known for telling stories that are too scary for kits. the kits, of course, sneak out to visit the storyteller anyways. when they find her, the storyteller advises that, while stories may be scary, you can find lessons in them if you stay to the end. and that begins the real plot. the book is broken into different segments, almost like mini arcs, and each is a different scary story. they start off seeming like they're separate stories, but by the third or fourth section, they begin to meld into one long epic. each segment is interspersed with snippets of the kits from the beginning of the novel, as they react to the horror of the story they're being told. one by one they flee, until only one is left. will the littlest one flee or stay to the end?

i really enjoyed this book, so much so that i will be purchasing the sequel when i get a chance. this book does deal with heavy subject matter, as is referenced in the tw list above, so understand that this book is not for extremely young or sensistive readers. i definitely recommend it for kids about 8-9+, as well as adults because honestly this book was so fun. the characters slap, the plot slaps, and even as a veteran horror fan, it had me STRESSED at times because i truly did not know whether the characters would make it out alive or not. reading about rabies from the persepective of a fox was truly haunting and i don't think i'll ever be able to truly look at Beatrix Potter the same way ever again. i do absolutely recommend this book for kids though. kid's horror is such an important genre, imo, because it allows kids to experience fear and empathy in a safe, controlled environment. i strongly believe that all kids should experience consensual, supervised fear. it's a good way for them to identify, gauge, and learn from their instincts before they're thrust into a world that is truly and unpredictably terrifying. it also allows the opportunity for parents/guardians/adults to step in and have discussions about how to handle fear in a healthy way.

all in all, the biggest beef i have with this book is the improper animal dynamics. as far as i'm aware, foxes do not follow the alpha/beta hierarchy, but this book does include that hierarchy. that's an easily ignorable ick though. it was a fun, light read with some legitimately upsetting moments, and i highly recommend it to all horror buffs, no matter the age range.

[alexiscat]

[rose-berryythecat]

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"Scary Stories for Young Foxes" by Christian McKay Heidicker

“Scary Stories for Young Foxes” by Christian McKay Heidicker

I’ve been reading this book lately and decided to share. It’s a series of scary short stories, however, each story is connect in some form or fashion. This book is also designed for kids so this would be something to read with your kids if they aren’t easily scared. Rumor has it that Peephole Productions and Boat Rocker Studios are suppose to co-produce a mini series based on this book. I might…

[woofolotl]

cozy

[4shfur]

OOH HMM.. mia ssfyf + 2?

HERE SHE IS...... SPARKLEFOX MIA

id is in the image description