Gorgeous cut-paper art illuminates this sweet, heartfelt picture book
about how special being little can be. For fans of Finding Wild and
Little Fox in the Forest.
A little girl is always missing out on the wonderful things her family
gets to see and do, just because she is the youngest and smallest. She
misses seeing shooting stars because she goes to bed too early; she
can't pick the first apple of autumn because she's too short; and, this
morning, everyone else got to see a deer . . . except her. She goes into
her backyard in search of the deer, a sugar cube tucked in her pocket.
She sees a flick of brown in the orchard -- is that the deer? No, it's
just the neighbor's friendly dog (Shhhhh, Nala!). Is that it by the
pond? No, that's just a bird, playing in the water. Just when she's
about to give up, she spots a fawn, beautiful, quiet and small . . .
just like her.
The Secret Fawn beautifully captures the power of nature to inspire
children and shows how connecting with animals can help kids who feel
left out or overlooked.