A fox and kits looking for refuge in a thunderstorm are turned away by a barn full of animals alarmed by their arrival and claiming they have no room. But one small gosling goes after the dejected foxes, offering comfort and extending an invitation to enter the barn. Inside the barn, the fox and kits meet the other animals; suspicion is replaced by discovery, and camaraderie, and compassion. The story can be read through the lush acrylic and oil illustrations that are full of warmth and feeling, balancing realism of the animal forms with obvious personification. But the short, rhyming text offers language-rich moments that also invite deeper consideration. "Large or small, / short and tall, / There is room, / there is room, there is room..." (Ages 3-7)