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Flossie and the fox [sound recording] -
Weston, Ct. : Weston Woods Studios, c1988.
1 sound cassette : analog + 1 book.
Annotations:
- Sound cassette.
Based on the book of the same title ; illustrated by Rachel Isadora.
Dates vary: in book, c1986.
Side 1, page-turning signals ; side 2, no signals.
In hang up plastic container (30 cm.)
Narrator, Patricia C. McKissack ; composer, Fred Weinberg.
A wily fox notorious for stealing eggs meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened.
Best Books:
- Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2002 ; California Department of Education; California
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
- California Young Reader Medal, 1989 ; Nominee; Primary; California
Golden Sower Award, 1989 ; Nominee; Primary; Nebraska
Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 1988 ; Nominee; Kentucky
Texas Reading Club, 1998 ; Texas
Curriculum Tools:
- Link to Discussion Guide at Scholastic
Reviews:
- Susan Pearson (The Five Owls, September/October 1986 (Vol. 1, No. 1))
Tales of innocents outwitting villains pepper the folk literature of all cultures and are perennially popular with children, who, powerless themselves, delight in turning the tables. The best of these tales work seemingly against the odds, for the outcome is never in doubt. The reader (or listener) knows from the beginning who is going to triumph in the end, and yet the ending must still feel like a surprise. In Flossie and the Fox, Patricia McKissack achieves just that. Folktales, of course, spring from an oral tradition, and, for Americans anyway, that tradition is perhaps never richer than in Southern Black folk stories. But transferring the spoken language, in this case the Black dialect of the rural South, to the printed page is no mean feat, particularly in a picture book. McKissack says of herself, "Long before I became a writer, I was a listener," and it is obvious from this work that she listened well. Her story begs to be read aloud, but a word of caution here: Don't read it without practice! Although Flossie and her grandmother always speak in dialect and the fox always speaks in standard English (One has the definite impression that he is a Yankee fox!), the narrative voice switches back and forth, making reading aloud a confusing proposition until you have settled on a consistent narrative voice comfortable to you. Artist Isadora's skill and diversity are a wonder, and her illustrations here glow with Tennessee August heat and sunlight filtering through forest trees. Flossie's postures and facial expressions are a delight as well, as is the artist's use of varying perspectives. But the illustrator has missed a beat in her pacing. With a few notable exceptions, the illustrations seem to stand still, a series of portraits. This reservation is small, however, in light of the book's overall impact. A joy to read the first time, it gets better with every reading, and the illustrations shine with a little girl's triumph. 1986, Dial, $10.95 and $10.89. Ages 5 to 9. Series:
- Read-along cassette
Subjects:
- African Americans Juvenile literature.
Foxes Juvenile literature.
Children's audiobooks.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | 19290096 | - |
0803702515 (bk.) : $18.90 9780803702516 |