Overview
A young fox learns the joys – and surprises – of being independent in this lush new story from award-winning children’s book author, Matthew Burgess and rising-star illustrator, Julie Benbassat. One evening, young Mungo ventures into the forest to find the sweet, red berries he’s been dreaming about. But he soon finds that foraging alone can be hard for a kit like him, and Mungo gets lost. Very lost! Will he find the berries—and his way back home—all on his own With suspense, daring, and foxy resolve, here is a story for all readers who wish to strike out on their own before returning to the cozy warmth of home.
Full Product Details
Author: Matthew Burgess ,
Julie Benbassat
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins
Weight: 0.467kg
ISBN: 9780063216716
ISBN 10: 006321671
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 12 March 2026
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""Kids looking to go a bit feral after snack time will appreciate Mungo's success as an argument for their own independence, and helicopter parents might take a lesson or two from mom's free-range approach."" - Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books
? ""A comforting lap time or cozy winter storytime read."" — Booklist (starred review) ""Kids looking to go a bit feral after snack time will appreciate Mungo’s success as an argument for their own independence, and helicopter parents might take a lesson or two from mom’s free-range approach."" — Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books ""Youngsters will fall for this cute little fox on his exciting journey of courage and growth."" — Kirkus Reviews
? A comforting lap time or cozy winter storytime read. — Booklist (starred review) ""Kids looking to go a bit feral after snack time will appreciate Mungo’s success as an argument for their own independence, and helicopter parents might take a lesson or two from mom’s free-range approach."" — Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books ""Youngsters will fall for this cute little fox on his exciting journey of courage and growth."" — Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Matthew Burgess is a poet and educator and the author of a number of picture books, including Fireworks, Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring, and The Bear and the Moon. Matthew's books have received many accolades, including starred reviews, a Eureka Gold Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and inclusion on numerous best-of lists from the NYPL, the Chicago Public Library, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, ALA Booklist, Amazon, and others. A full-time professor at Brooklyn College, Matthew also has been a poet-in-residence in New York City public schools.
