A reminder of how self-absorbed we all were as kids. And continue to be as adults. (Also there was a fox, but she was fairly incidental to the story)

I absolutely loved the book and I was so sad when I had finished it because I got so into it and I didn't want it to end because it was so good

Wasn't as good as I remembered. Slightly horrified how 'body image' was tackled back then, I also read a 1976 edition with a slightly different cover, which was just awful!
I felt that the family actually wanted to let the fox go too, but wouldn't own up to it.

Tommy is sent to a farm when his parents go on a vacation!

At the farm he makes a amazing discovery-the midnight fox. Will it be a terrible ending or will they escape from the gun of a farmer?

light gentle farm holiday tale, puffin classic I accidentally picked up with Saturday morning coffee.
Nature, thunderstorms and balmy summers.
Friends separated for summer so write letters. Highlight is the fertile, witty imagination of both boys as they run wild with ideas and make-believe situations. Plentiful fantasy sequences.

Family read aloud. Beautiful story.

Read aloud with the kids. The main characters' thoughts were interesting but otherwise I thought it was boring. A boy doesn't want to go to a farm. Goes to a farm anways. Watches a fox all summer. Fox leaves. He leaves. Cool.

A beautiful read. Really enjoyed the developing relationship between Tom and the fox.

One of my favorites! I found this book when I was in elementary school and I keep coming back to it over the years.

Genre: Juvenile fiction, animal story
Format: Print
Plot: Tom has to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle. There he repeatedly runs into a black fox. But after the fox steals eggs from the henhouse, Tom's uncle makes it his mission to kill it.
Readers advisory: Hunting
Review citation: 1996 Booklist
Source: Best books for children
Recommended age: 8-10

Wonderful book for the young readers ages 8+. Story with illustrations.

This book is great. I rate it a four because this book is really good, but it was also kind off short.