Hello, Red Fox

This book goes through the story of a frog inviting his colorful friends to his birthday party. However, his mother does not agree with what color her son is calling them. She sees the "red fox" as a green fox and the "purple butterfly" and a yellow butterfly. The frog tells his mother that she is simply not looking at them long enough. This book plays with the readers eyes in order to show complementary colors. In the end the mother sees all his party guests as the way he described them. This book is a modern fantasy.

This is my least favorite Eric Carle book. I'm not a fan of the gimmick used in this book......yes, some children can see the red fox and heart.....IF you're willing to allow your child to cause intentional eye strain to do so. It's also not fun for the children that can't see the "hidden pictures". This one is a hard pass for me.

My eyes hurt and I only did three of the 'tricks' ... but fortunately the complementary colors of each guest are revealed in a final spread so we can actually see the fox in red.

Some kids will love it... one reviewer says her daughter, age 4, does. I bet her daughter does well on marshmallow test of delayed gratification, too. ;)

When I was a child, I absolutely loved this book. As an adult/teacher, I have mixed feelings about this book. I really like this book because it teaches children the complementary colors and the repetitiveness of the wording. Each page follows the same format, with the same wording, which makes it a great book for young, beginner readers. A reason I don't really like this story as I did when I was a child, is because I know that not all young children will be able to see the "red fox." When they stare at the black dot in the center of the green fox, and then look at the black dot on the next page, they might not be able to see the red fox that the mind sees. This can be frustrating for the child who cannot see it. The overall idea of show more teaching complementary colors this way is wonderful, but it may not be helpful for all children. show less

This book would not be considered your typical children picture book. The story begins with a bright red heart with a small black dot along with instructions to stare at the dot for 10 seconds. Then on the blank page next to it their is a single black dot that when looked at turns the heart green. This optical illusion continues throughout the entire book with each new character that is introduced. With each character it is repeated that the we haven't looked long enough. While I do sense a strong meaning behind this story of not necessarily judging a book by it's cover, I do not think a child would understand that from this book. I feel the illustrations were consistently colorful and intriguing as well as were able to convey show more consistent meaning with the story. This would be great independent read for some students to experience a cool optical illusion. show less

Eric Carle did an amazing job with this easy reader picture book. He created a fun reading experience for his young readers with a fun story and his wonderful use of colors. I read this book to my 7-year-old son and he was amazed at how the human eye allowed us to see the animals' colors change before our eyes by focusing on one tiny dot. Little Frog and his friends brought the story to life and made this reading experience a fun one.

"Hello, Red Fox" is a cute story by Eric Carle. Little frog invites numerous animal friends to his birthday party. As they arrive one by there seems to be some disagreement between little frog and his mother as to the animals colors. I think this stories central message is that things aren't always as they seem. Also, I think the author and illustrator are conveying a secondary message of opposites as well as teaching children about primary and secondary colors. Overall I love the different illustrations provided and the simple, straightforward message from Carle. Fun story that most children will enjoy.