The Secret Fawn
Tundra (Penguin Random House Canada)
Written by Kallie George
Illustrated by Elly MacKay
2021
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A little girl is always missing out on the wonderful things her family gets to see and do, just because she is the youngest and smallest. She misses seeing shooting stars because she goes to bed too early; she can't pick the first apple of autumn because she's too short; and, this morning, everyone else got to see a deer . . . except her. She goes into her backyard in search of the deer, a sugar cube tucked in her pocket. She sees a flick of brown in the orchard -- is that the deer? No, it's just the neighbor's friendly dog (Shhhhh, Nala!). Is that it by the pond? No, that's just a bird, playing in the water. Just when she's about to give up, she spots a fawn, beautiful, quiet and small . . . just like her.
The Secret Fawn beautifully captures the power of nature to inspire children and shows how connecting with animals can help kids who feel left out or overlooked.
Junior Library Guild Selection
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Selection
Indigo - Online Store Staff Pick
KIRKUS - "Sweet and pretty for bedtime or naptime—and validating to little ones all the time." - ⭐ Starred Review
Activity - Fawn Mask
For the book launch of The Secret Fawn, I quickly made this fawn mask. Perhaps your little one wants to play dress up too? They can colour their own or you can print one already coloured.
Download the printable mask you’d like. It is best to print it on cardstock (8.5 x 11 inch). You may want to print it slightly smaller for little kids. This one when printed -fit to page, fits an adult.
Cut out all shapes, including eye holes (tricky). You may need to adjust the spacing for your child.
To make the ears, fold the bottom edges in and staple or glue. Then attach them to the upper sides of the mask with staples or glue. Antlers are optional of course.
You can attach a stick to the mask with tape and hold it up. Or you can attach ribbons or pipe cleaners to the back.