This is another installment of the 'Sly fox gets tricked' tales which does not add anything new. The illustrations were OK, but also not very original. ( )

"Foxy And Egg" has a cleaver plot that builds suspense as you read along. This is a cute witty book about a lovely Fox named Foxy DuBois and how she tries to literally have Egg over breakfast. As you read a long it seems that Foxy has devised an excellent plan but her plan goes a miss when the very Egg she is having for breakfast is not what it appears to be. I think this book has fun action and the story line flows from one page to the next, leaving the reader wondering in suspense what will happen next? With that being said it maybe be a little frightening for some younger kids but if you can stick it out to the end, you will be laughing and very pleased. ( )

Grades K-4

When Egg rolls up to Foxy DuBois's mansion, she is delighted: under the guise of hospitality, she begins hatching a plan (pun intended) to have a breakfast of eggs the next morning. The two have a rollicking evening, dining and playing games, and after she tucks Egg in, Foxy dreams of all the delicious ways to enjoy an egg breakfast. Imagine her surprise when, the next morning, she discovers that Egg has grown quite dramatically during the night. The gigantic Egg hatches-- and out comes Alphonso the Alligator. Although younger children won't fully appreciate the subtle humor that is evident throughout the story, they will enjoy the turning of the tables, remeniscent of such stories as Hungry Hen (Richard Waring). Adults reading the book one-on-one to children will notice the nods to Casablanca throughout. Illustrations that play up the subtle humor of the text add to the fun.
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Fun story with an amusing twist. ( )

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