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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2016 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 1—This picture book debut stars a fox who has it all: a stick, a leaf, a rock—everything except a friend. Ooko searches in the forest to no avail. When he notices a pet dog and hears a brown-skinned mother warning her daughter, Debbie, to be aware of the fox, he thinks: "I want a Debbie too!" Ooko then imitates the attributes he believes will make him appealing as he observes other "Debbies" playing with their "foxes." He sports spots to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2016
Ooko the fox longs for companionship: "I have a stick. I have a leaf. I have a rock. But I do not have a friend to play with." Ooko looks for one everywhere -- in a hole in the ground, on top of a tree, even under a moose -- until he spies a girl, Debbie, and her dog. Convinced that they are types of foxes -- Debbie being a "two-legged, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Looking for a friend, fox Ooko spies a girl, Debbie, and her dog. Ooko becomes more dog-like in hopes of finding a Debbie of his...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
