Red Fox wants a big canoe. And when he gets it, he's off to catch a million fish. But Red Fox gets more than he bargained for in his roomy new canoe -- a bear and his buddies, two otters, a raccoon and... soon there won't be any room left for Red Fox!

Red Fox has a canoe so that he can go fishing. But he wants a bigger one. So he walks through the woods with his father, looking for just the right tree. Together, Red Fox and his father make the new canoe and Red Fox happily goes fishing.

But when Red Fox's canoe is filling up with fish . . . Red Fox has caught half a million fish . . . bear wants to come into the canoe and eat them all. What will happen when Red Fox discovers that his canoe may be a bit too big?

This “I Can Read” book is perfect for beginning readers who are learning to sound out words and sentences. : large print, familiar words, repetitive vocabulary, short sentences, and simple concepts. The target audience is preschool through primary grades, ages four through eight; six through eight, second and third graders are more likely to be able to read with more independence.

Recommended. ( )

it's about an Indian boy who wants a new canoe because he thinks his is to small... so he asks his father for a new one... the father agrees and they go into the forest to select a tree... Little fox wants the biggest canoe in the world but his father talks him into a medium size one... he goes off to catch fish and hears a noise... a bear who eats all his fish and decides to invite two other bears, two otters, a raccoon and finally a moose who breaks the boat in half.....he pieces the halves back together and sail home... everyone cheers except his father who does not believe a word e says...... ( )

Illustrations show a Native American boy who wants a bigger boat to catch more fish in, but it gets too much for him to handle, just like his father, the Chief, warns. This book is funny.

One of my first books, I have always loved it. ( )