It is illustrated by Errol Le Cain who also illustrated this book which I love. His style is so rich and full of wonderful detail, you can linger for ages on any one page. So now, I feel a definite Errol Le Cain obsession coming on. I hope I come across more of his work on my travels. You can look at some more of his work here or here.
Beautiful bushy tailed foxes on the frontispiece.
A portrait of the original and lamented Mr Fox.
The grieving widow. I love her dress and the echoing style of the drapes.
News of a new suitor is brought to Mrs Fox.
Juggling fails to impress.
Just look at the exquisite stockings and shawl.
A capering goat comes to call.
Then a handsome stag...
Sadly sent home..
Then a fox! But he only has one tail. Alas.
Then over the next few days, foxes with two, three, four and more tails begin to call.
And on the ninth day? Why a fox with nine tails of course!
And Mrs Fox found her new love.
The End.
5 comments:
yep , me too , errol le cain , what a boy :) ....
I have sleeping beauty and I think beauty and the beast , fantastical and those links you gave are very interesting too.
thanks for sharing .
Wow! That was amazing and so pretty... Glad I was drinking my bedtime peppermint tea while reading this. You should so do a Nath's bedtime stories blog!
I love the illustrations in this one!
funny and odd and beautiful - my all time favourite combination! I shall also be stalking M. Le Cain from now on...
I've been trying to find the name of this book for years!! I read it as a child and loved it, especially the illustrations.
What a fantastic book. I love children's books :)
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