The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old Song (Picture Yearling Book) - Softcover

Spier, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440408296 ISBN 13: 9780440408291

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1993

Synopsis

A timeless folk song provides inspiration for some of the funniest, brightest drawings Peter Spier has ever produced. In the song, a fox forages for food in the village to bring to his family back in the den. The music is also included so everyone can sing along.

A Caldecott Honor Book, An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

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Review:

A Caldecott Honor Book

An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists

"[Spier's] finely detailed, action-packed New England autumn vistas are almost startlingly beautiful."--The New York Times

About the Author:

PETER SPIER was one of America's most popular and renowned children's illustrators. His books, acclaimed by critics and readers alike, won numerous awards and honors: Noah's Ark won the Caldecott Medal and The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a Caldecott Honor Book. His book People was awarded the Christopher medal, was nominated for an American Book Award, and received the National Mass Media Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for "outstanding contributions to better human relations and the cause of brotherhood."

Spier was born and educated in Amsterdam. Before coming to the United States he served in the Royal Dutch Navy. He illustrated more than 100 books and was also an avid and celebrated builder of model ships. Peter Spier died in 2017 at the age of 89.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0440408296
• ISBN 13: 9780440408291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48