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Hungry Coyote by Cheryl Blackford and Laurie Caple

8/24/2015

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Hi!  This is Rachel Malay, director at the Port Library in Beloit. This is the last week I’ll be reviewing some new picture books in the library’s children’s section for a little while. These are great bedtime books, quiet time books, or anytime books for parents, grandparents, older siblings, or other loved ones to enjoy with younger kids, or on their own! Next week starts sign-ups for our fall semester of after-school reading and activity time, Story Port, on Mondays from 3:45 – 4:15 pm.  The program starts September 14th.

Coyotes are not strange animals to most people in rural Kansas. However, with suburban sprawl, even near-city dwellers are coming in contact with coyotes. Cheryl Blackford and illustrator Laurie Caple tell the story of a year in the life of an urban coyote in Hungry Coyote. This grey and brown dog-like creature lives at the edge of a lake in a large park surrounded by the city. Starting in winter, we see coyote scrounge for food and slink away from people as he hunts to feed his young family, hidden among boulders. In spring mice, frogs, and other vermin are food, while in summer sausages from an untended picnic make for a fine feast for half-grown pups. In fall the nearly grown coyote family feeds on a goose just a bit too slow, and then it is winter again. Lovely watercolor, colored pencil, and pencil illustrations in a realistic style bring the reader to the coyote’s small spot of wildlife in the city. 

You can get the book reviewed here plus more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit.  This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”

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