When Mother Fox leaves her den one lovely Spring day, her four lively pups go exploring, getting up to all kinds of adventures before she arrives home again...

Published in 1985, Watching Foxes is one of author/illustrator Jim Arnosky's many works of picture-book natural history meant for very young children. The text is extremely simple, with no more than a phrase per page, and the artwork immediate and colorful. As someone who loves foxes, and who has recently been exploring Arnosky's work, I was happy to pick it up, and on the whole I enjoyed it. I did feel from time to time that the depiction of the fox cubs was just slightly off, somehow. Arnosky's skills seem to have improved over the decades of his career, and his more recent animal depictions feel more convincing to me. Still, I did find his foxes beautiful, and the book appealing. Recommended to very young fox lovers and animal watchers. ( )

Good book. Shows how baby animals may appear in the wild. Clear and Realistic Pictures
2-5 Years
Pierce College Library