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A Book Review of The Fox and the Star

I recently borrowed the book The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith . I borrowed the ebook version from my library on Libby. The Fox and the Star is a children’s book about a fox who tries to find his friend, a star, after it disappears one night. While I found the illustrations beautiful, and the writing decent, I was a little disappointed by the ending. After Fox journeys beyond his part of the forest in search of Star, he comes to a clearing and finds more stars in the sky. However, he doesn’t find his friend. Despite this, he is happy to see so many stars. Also, according to the book, “He knew that somewhere out there was a star that was his” (pg. 30). The book simply ends like this; “Beneath the blazing sky of stars, Fox made his way through the forest.” That was the end of the story. At this point, I was left wondering what happened to the star. Did it die? Did it simply go elsewhere? What happened to it? To me, the ending was abrupt.  It’s possible the author want...

Fast and Slow Workdays


Some workdays feel like

They go by fairly fast.

There’s always plenty to do,

And on those days, we have more staff.


But other days feel like

They go by very slowly.

Even after doing plenty of the work, 

Only a few minutes or so have passed.


I sometimes think about why

Some days are fast while others are slow.

Sometimes it’s because of less staff.

Sometimes it’s because of less work to do.


Sometimes it’s because of more customers.

Sometimes it’s because of less customers.

Maybe it’s in part because I watch the clock,

Eager for it to be two, one, then a half-hour before closing.


But sometimes I feel like

There’s something more to it.

Maybe God is doing some supernatural

And I don’t yet know it?


I sometimes wish all workdays

Were fast workdays

So that I can get home “sooner”

And have time to myself.


On the slow workdays

I think about what I will do

When I get back home.

But I think about that on fast workdays, too.

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