What happens when you can no longer trust a once beloved adult? Rabid Miss Vix as a zombie figure. Kids are aware of way more than we as grown-ups are comfortable with, especially with the internet, so why not give them a safe space to come to understand those bewildering or unsettling things they’ve stumbled upon? The stories in Foxes get dark, for sure, but they all have value in the real world.

There’s also the hilariously true Maurice Sendak quote where he warns kids never to tell their parents what they know because it would terrify them. I love this quote from Neil Gaiman: “I personally believe that if you are keeping people-young people-safe from the darkness, then, when the darkness shows up, you are denying them tools or weapons that they might have needed and could have had.” I want to give kids those tools so that when the darkness-a pandemic, global warming, social unrest-inevitably shows up, their nervous systems will have already taken a practice ride on the rollercoaster of terror, and they might just be ready to face the real thing. But there are other things, scary things, that I think kids need to know before they enter this increasingly complex and, let’s be honest, terrifying world. I think there are some things that kids absolutely do not need to hear about until they’re grown. I like to knock down walls in fiction, and there are more walls in children’s literature than anywhere else. What draws you to horror for young readers? ©2019 Christian McKay Heidicker (P)2020 Recorded Books, Inc.The Scary Stories for Young Foxes books are fairly dark for middle grade. Stine have found their next favorite book. In order to find a den to call home, they must venture through field and forest, facing unspeakable things that dwell in the darkness: a zombie who hungers for their flesh, a witch who tries to steal their skins, a ghost who hunts them through the snow.and other things too scary to mention.įeaturing eight interconnected stories, Scary Stories for Young Foxes contains the kinds of adventures and thrills you love to listen to beside a campfire in the dark of night.įans of Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Auxier, and R. When Mia and Uly are separated from their litters, they discover a dangerous world full of monsters. The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. All thats needed is a blazing campfire and a delicious plate of peaches and centipedes.' (Kathi Appelt, Newbery Award honoree and National Book Award finalist)

'Into the finest tradition of storytelling steps Christian McKay Heidicker with these highly original, bone-chilling, and ultimately heart-warming stories. 'Clever and harrowing.' ( The Wall Street Journal)

Lovecraft, and Edgar Allan Poe for his debut middle-grade novel, a thrilling portrait of survival and an unforgettable tale of friendship. Christian McKay Heidicker draws inspiration from Bram Stoker, H.

Scary stories for little foxes