This review was previously published. I rewrote and edited it.

A brief introductory sentence explains that Fox usually loves the wind but not today. The rest of the story is told through the pictures with the only text being opposites - "far, near", "left, right" etc. At the end, another sentence explains that Fox really does love windy days. The story told through the pictures shows Fox, a mail carrier, and all his letters being blown about by the wind, then collected with help from his friends.

This is a Tiger Tales book, so the art is very cute with lots of fuzzy animals. Some of the leaves are sparkly foil and slightly indented on the page. The cover is padded and the book is about 7x7 inches. The pictures are cute, as I said, but somehow out of focus and blurred, as though they were made with poor image resolution.

Verdict: Cute, but not enough that I feel we really need it. Plus, I always feel that padded board books are not the best choice for libraries - I don't think they're as sturdy. An additional purchase.

ISBN: 9781589258754; Published 2012 by Tiger Tales; Borrowed from another library in my consortium

Audience: pre K -3rd grades
This is a great book about wind that also discusses opposites throughout the book. Young children will like this book because of the excitement created by the actions of the wind such as blowing away the mail and it can be used to discuss the functions of the wind. ( )

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Little ones know that when the wind blows it can catch their favorite hat and swish it away. Windo days ruffle and blow the leaves down the street. Mr. Fox, the mailman, loves the wind. But on this particular day all sorts of things can happen to the mail. The wind can blow Mr. Fox's letters all around as he walks his route. Mr. Fox was right! The wind blows his letters up and down, left and right, high and low. How will Mr. fox gather up all of his letters? Perhaps some friends will step in to help.

Tammi Salzano always creates cute, colorful stories for first time readers. Little ones will learn up, down, wet, dry and more. Sturdy pages and padding are great for little hands. Short easy to learn words are great for beginning readers. ( )