Fox and Crow Are Not Friends (Step Into Reading - Level 3) (Step Into Reading: A Step 3 Book) (Step Into Reading. Step 3)

by Melissa Wiley

Sebastien Braun (Illustrator)

Fox and Crow can agree on two things: their love of cheese and loathing of each other. These cagey animals will do whatever they can to outwit their sworn enemy and claim sole possession of the prized cheese they keep finding. But they are too caught up in their plotting and planning to realize they've picked the wrong house to steal from—since the mother of the house is one fed up Mama Bear who knows exactly how to contend with freeloaders.

• ISBN10: 0375969829
• ISBN13: 9780375969829
• Publish Date: 7 August 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 26 May 2021
• Publish Country: IN
• Imprint: Random House USA Inc
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 48
• Language: English

Reviews

[brokentune]

This was cute.

Essentially, the story is a re-telling of one of Aesop's fables but it goes a bit further and adds a "sequel" full of devious revenge.
I was surprised to see that a children's book should pick up the theme of revenge or getting even, and to be honest I'm not convinced that the twist at the end offers a satisfactory resolution, but it was cute and the illustrations were rather charming.