Fox and Bear Story Questions

Thank you for joining this StoryWalk®. For sharing any book, asking questions helps us experience the story and learn together! Try asking these questions as you look at each page of this book.

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Book Cover

Look at the book cover. What do you think this story is about?

Pages 2 and 3

Who lives in the forest? What do you see on this page?

Pages 4 and 5

What do you think Bear is thinking? What do you like to eat?

Pages 6 and 7

What do you think Fox is looking for? How many different birds do you see?

Pages 8 and 9

What does Fox bury? There are big and small roots in the picture. Where do they come from?

Pages 10 and 11

Can you match the prints to each animal? What prints do you make where you go?

Pages 12 and 13

What do you like to do when you have time? What are Bear and Squirrel looking for?

Pages 14 and 15

Why does Fox keep the geese in cages? Does he need so many? What is Bear giving to Mouse?

Pages 16 and 17

What is Bear growing? What is Fox catching?

Pages 18 and 19

Who is watching the fireflies? What do you think Fox’s idea is?

Pages 20 and 21

What is Fox planning? Why are they digging and cutting?

Pages 22 and 23

Can you follow where the egg collector goes? How many trees do you think it took to build the track?

Pages 24 and 25

What do Fox and Bear do all day? What happened to the raven’s nest?

Pages 26 and 27

Is Bear still enjoying life? What are Fox and Bear going to do with all the wood and eggs?

Pages 28 and 29

What are your favourite things to do outside? Do you pick berries or hunt?

Pages 30 and 31

Bear is going back into the forest. What do you think Fox will do? What has changed from the beginning of the book?

After reading the book...

Can you find pages where Mouse is? Is Mouse on every page? What about Squirrel?

After reading the book...

What are the pictures in the book made of?

After reading the book...

What are some things you need and some things you want?

Thank you!

These questions were created in collaboration with Miriam Körner. They're presented by the Saskatchewan Literacy Network in partnership with the Family Literacy Hubs of Saskatchewan.

Join us online, January 27, 2025 at 10:30am (UTC-6) as Saskatchewan author and artist Miriam Körner shares her book, exploring the forest with Fox and Bear! Free! Everyone welcome!

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