2007 Nominee: The Tale of the Tricky Fox

Tricky Fox uses his sack to trick everyone he meets into giving him ever more valuable items.

Author: Jim Aylesworth
Author's website

Illustrator: Barbara McClintock
Autobiography

• Drama: Act out the story of The Tale of the Tricky Fox, assigning parts to each student.
• Questions: What would you have put in the bag to fool Tricky Fox and why?
• Art: Draw a picture representing your answer to the question above.
  
• Writing: Why is stealing wrong? Why is honesty "the best policy"?
  
• Cooking: Make Tricky Fox's Eat-Your-Hat Cookies, following the recipe on the back of the book.
• Research what foxes eat.
• Make bags with various items. Play a game of trading bags.
  

• The Full Belly Bowl by Jim Aylesworth
• The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jim Aylesworth
  

• All About Foxes
• Why Stealing Is Wrong
• Lesson Plans About Foxes
  

2007 Nominee Resources