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The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest, by Aubrey Hartman (2025)
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Premise: An undead fox who ushers the souls of animals into their best fit of four afterlifes (peace, pleasure, progress, and pain) is disturbed by a prophecy of great upheaval followed by the arrival of a plucky badger who can‘t seem to enter any of the realms.

Review: This is so charming, with a dash of spooky, and a powerful message for kids of all ages. ⬇️

I've had a chance to raid my bookshelves so here are my scavenger hunt finds. I'll do my e-reader next and hopefully get the rest!

Starting off with grey

#HauntedShelf #RestlessSpirits

Oh, this book has my heart. A beautiful tale of learning how to love yourself and others, and the grace that entails. My 13 year-old daughter loved it, too. 🥰 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#BookSpin Day 6: Bertie Badger‘s grandfather, “Gadzooks the Great” was once a “conjurer of note,” a world-famous magician who traveled to Prague, Kathmandu, Antipodes and Timbuktu. One would wonder what the #ConjurersWife was like - see what I did there? My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-idh

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Aubrey Hartman is quickly equaling Natalie Lloyd in my mind of being an auto-listen because her worlds are so wonderfully, uniquely magical. Clare‘s journey through grief and acceptance was beautiful to witness, and Gingersnipes‘ growing acceptance of what she is capable of was heartwarming and hopeful. I adored their time together and would love to see what comes next, but it‘s also set up in such a way that it isn‘t necessary.

Bad Badger really is a love story: to ourselves, to each other, and to the world. Its slower pace and offbeat characters (with beautiful grayscale illustrations) make for a reading experience that is just different from most others‘. I enjoyed the character growth, lessons learned, and sweetness of the story. 🩵

An incredibly adorable story about identity, self-acceptance, diversity, friendship, and love. It made me think about the definition of family and that found family is just as relevant, and in some cases, more important than blood relations.

An entertaining and easy read featuring the challenges of sharing space with others. Jon Klassen‘s illustrations are spot on as always. I enjoyed this cute story, especially Rocket Potato. Favorite line, “You sound like a polka when you eat cereal.” 😂 I will be reading the sequel.

“Big sisters really have to stay, at home and not travel far away“ I like his quote because it shows when Frances finally realized that she should be there for her baby sister.