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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...

I Should Have Stayed Home

I should have stayed home.

It would have been better.

Than getting mud splattered

On my brand new sweater.


I should have stayed home

So that I could avoid

The neighbor who talks too much

And makes me annoyed.


I should have stayed home

Instead of going to the park

To be chased by a dog

Who loved to bark.


I should have stayed home

To avoid shouting at the man

Who let his dog off its leash

Despite the park’s dog ban.


I should have stayed home

Instead of going to get coffee

From the local coffee shop

Only for the coffee to disappoint me.


I should have stayed home

Instead of going to the store

Only for an idiot to start a fire

So that I couldn’t get what I came for.


Well, I am home now

And in this home I will stay.

I intend to sit back and relax

After this very stressful day.

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