I read this in one evening. I think maybe in one sitting. However, it was fairly quickly clear that I was more doing this to get it finished so I could move on to the next book than because I was entirely hooked!

That's not to say I think this book is bad. More that I think it has quite a specific niche. This isn't really an adult book, nor is it, in my opinion, a kids book to read for pleasure. I first heard of this book from a fellow teacher who was reading it with one of her Year 4 (8-9y.o) classes and I think that would be the best way to read this book.

It introduces very complicated concepts such as war and it's consequences from wildlife devastation to PTSD, framed in a child-friendly story of a boy and his fox. The use of young and/or animal narrators allows the author to break down these things and interact with them them in a child-appropriate way, which I think could lead to some really interesting class discussions.

As a side note, I love John Klassen's illustrations which could also be a good link to an art project if reading this with children!

Overall, this is a great children's book, but not really one I'd recommend to adults to read alone!