Scary Stories for Young Foxes
Art by Junyi Wu
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Praise for Scary Stories for Young Foxes
A Newbery Honor Recipient
A Booklist Best Book of 2019
“Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. All that’s needed is a blazing campfire and a delicious plate of peaches and centipedes.”—Kathi Appelt, author of Maybe a Fox, Newbery Honor book The Underneath, and National Book Award finalist The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
“Gather around this collection of finely written stories that will raise your hackles and tingle your whiskers. But reader, beware. The dangers within this book are very real. Fortunately, so is the bravery of foxes.”—Matthew Kirby, Edgar Award-winning author of Icefall and The Clockwork Three
“A weird, creepy, and thoroughly entertaining romp for readers of all ages! Highly recommended!”—Jonathan Maberry, New York Times best-selling author of Rot & Ruin and The Nightsiders and editor of the forthcoming new edition of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
“Heidicker has written the next Watership Down.”—Jessica Day George, New York Times-bestselling author of Tuesdays at the Castle and Dragon Slippers
“Engaging and thrilling. Scary Stories for Young Foxes is a book that proves the potential for bravery in all of us, no matter who we are.”—Emma Fox, children’s book buyer, Weller Book Works
“Don't be fooled by the sweet little foxes on the cover—this read is indeed creepy! Scary Stories for Young Foxes is a fast-paced, startling book that keeps you on your toes! I defy you to fall asleep while reading this one! FUN!”—Dea Lavoie, owner, Second Star to the Right Books
“Hits all the right notes! I’m so excited to steer my students toward this Snicket-esque story. With genuinely funny moments and a safe-but-not-too-safe ending, this gentle horror story is one kids will love to finish late at night, under the covers with a flashlight. Seriously, so good—I couldn’t put it down.”—Mariah Wall, library technology teacher, Rose Park Elementary
“I loved the horror of how difficult it must be to survive in the wild mixed with the OMG cutest descriptions of little baby foxes (not to mention the actual fox facts!). 10/10, would read again.” —Yoli Perez, teen services librarian, Marmalade Library
★ “[F]or a certain type of reader—those lost in a battered copy of Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark—this is exactly the kind of book they’re hunting for.”—Booklist (starred review)
“Terrifying and wonderful. A nightmare book you’ll want to return to repeatedly.”—Betsy Bird, Fuse 8 Productions
“[E]levates the meaning of scary story to a whole new level. With a striking use of language complemented by black and white drawings, readers will be too spooked to stop reading.”—Margie Myers-Culver, school library media specialist
A Junior Library Guild selection
