In this newest installment of the Fox books for beginning readers, Fox creates a series of escalating, and funny, problems. It all starts when Fox gets his kite stuck in a tree. (“It is not a new problem,” says the narrator on the next page, where an illustration shows many kites hanging in the trees.) “But Fox has an idea. / A big idea.” Fox wheels in an enormous fan, which blows all the fallen leaves (and several kites) into Bear’s den, creating a new problem. As a solution to Bear’s dirty den, Fox brings in a very large vacuum that sucks up everything (including Bear), but inadvertently plugs the hole to Rabbit’s warren (yet another problem). Logically, Fox pops the vacuum bag with a pin, launching all the animals into the nearby trees. The animals realize they have a Fox problem and ask him to go away before a sage woodland Elephant arrives to save the day with a solution for everyone. (Ages 4-7)

A Geisel Award winner! In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox—the hilarious trickster character featured in previous Geisel Award winners Fox at Night and Fox the Tiger—learns to solve a problem in an unexpected way.

Fox has a problem: His kite is stuck in a tree! But every clever plan creates even more problems for him—and for all his friends. Can they work together to fix things before it’s too late?

Carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and whimsical illustrations, Fox Has a Problem is ideal for sharing with your emergent reader. The active, engaging My First I Can Read stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey. Other Fox books include Fox at Night, Fox versus Winter, Fox the Tiger, Fox Is Late, Fox and the Jumping Contest, and Fox and the Bike Ride.