Cuddles the Little Red Fox - Carole Jaeggi - Bog

Cuddles, a little red fox is the youngest in his family. He is always trying to prove to them that he is not a baby and can do most things that his brothers and sisters can do.So, one night, Cuddles sneaks out of the family burrow to go on an adventure by himself to prove this. Along the way, Cuddles meets a coyote named Dash, who is suppose to be an enemy but they become great friends.Dash told Cuddles that his family are different from other coyotes, that they want to live in a world of peace and except all others, no matter how different they are.Cuddles and Dash have a wonderful time together. When it starts to get dark, Cuddles told Dash that he must get home before his family wakes up and finds out that he is gone. Dash and Cuddles hug each other and promise to meet once again.On his way home, Cuddles has to do a task that only a young pup would know what to do. So, maybe Cuddles isn't a baby after all!The fox family realizes that Cuddles is missing, so Cuddles Dad goes looking for him. That is when Mr. Fox comes upon the little coyote Dash, and he asks him if he has seen a small fox?Dash told him that they met yesterday and played together all day. He also said that Cuddles headed home when it started to get dark.Mr. Fox told Dash that he never made it home. So, Dash went and got his family to help find Cuddles.Cuddles' Dad wasn't sure he should trust the coyotes but he did and the coyotes helped figure out where Cuddles was.Cuddles told his Dad what had happened that night and why he didn\'t make it home. He also told him how sorry he was for sneaking out on his own.The fox family was so happy to see Cuddles but he was given a strong talking to. The two unlikely families, coyotes and foxes became good friends and shared many good times together. They proved that just because they were different, didn't mean that they couldn't be friends.