Fox Eyes
Author:
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator:
Jean Charlot
Publication:
1951 by Pantheon Books
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales, Picture Books
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This is the tale of the fox who was a spy. He went snooping around and peering through holes, spying on a great many animals, and on a pair of children who ought to have been asleep—but weren't.
And wherever the fox slinked by, he left a trail of fear and unrest. What did he spy for?
Jean Charlot has complemented perfectly a perfect Margaret Wise Brown story. His pictures are extremely evocative in their simplicity, their sense of style, their subtle use of color. The unusual format and design again show his creative approach to the art of children's book illustration.
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Margaret Wise Brown
1910 - 1952American
MARGARET WISE BROWN was a writer of extraordinary talent. Few writers for children have been as intimately attuned to the concerns and emotions of c... See more
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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