FINNEGAN FOX

The heartwarming story of a fox cub overcoming his fears about leaving his den.

Tonight's the night--Finnegan Fox and his seven brothers and sisters are finally allowed to leave their den! Everyone is bursting with excitement--except for Finnegan, who feels safer staying in the den with Mama. The siblings go off to explore and play outside with Papa, and they sweetly keep coming back to invite Finnegan to join them, to no avail. Then a gust of wind carries in a smell too delicious to resist--and Finnegan cautiously takes his first steps outside. He follows the wonderful smell to a bounty of berries, where he feasts before proudly joining his delighted siblings in their play. Featuring a rhyming text and inviting art, Finnegan Fox is sure to charm and reassure readers who are reluctant to try new things. Katie Gilstrap, author of Spacemanatee! and the upcoming Penny Lu Porcupine, is a wildlife advocate and former veterinary technician from south-central Kansas. Diagnosed with panic disorder and OCD at an early age, Katie strives to celebrate neurodiversity in children's literature by writing kid-friendly books that inspire confidence, courage, and self-acceptance. Lori Nichols spent her childhood in northwestern Pennsylvania, surrounded by maple trees. As she grew, so did her appreciation of trees and nature. Her books about nature-loving sisters Maple and Willow (Maple, Maple & Willow Together, Maple & Willow Apart, and Maple & Willow's Christmas Tree) spring from this love, and the New York Times Book Review called them "utterly charming." Lori now lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and three free-spirited daughters. Many days you can find Lori and her family under their maple tree, swinging in hammocks, playing kickball or just being loud.