Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2016. This sturdy board book features a soft, brown, furry tummy on the cover for little ones to touch and feel! My edition comes in a special box, and the entire cover is plain brown faux fur. The illustrations are just lovely, I honestly don't think Margaret Wise Brown wouldn't be held in such high esteem if she didn't align herself with such talented illustrators. Little Fur Family is a 1946 picture book written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams. What is the littlest creature?) The story showcases the little fur child as he leaves his house and explores the surrounding woods for the day. Little Fur Family Margaret Wise Brown ~ Garth Williams ~ Harper & Row, 1946 As an infant, the boy was obsessed with the rub-the-tummy "Fur Edition" of this title, but when I purged his board books, it got tossed with the rest of them. My sister still has it somewhere. The way it flows . Fun fact: the first print run of this book was bound in actual rabbit fur. His mother stays in their forest home all day, and the fur child goes out to play in the woods, where he is completely safe and never threatened, and then comes home to a warm meal in a loving home. This book is quaint, but that's about it. :), The art in this book feels like slides from a slideshow. My daughter and I always touch the furry belly before reading it. The tale is simple, detailing a day in the life of the little fur family, in particular, the fur child. Join Facebook to connect with Carolyn Synnestvedt Smith and others you may know. Please try again. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The illustrations are perfect. I remember adoring this book as a kid, due in part to its furry cover. The most popular color? Everyone should own this book! The Little Fur Family, considered a classic, is easily my favorite. Wow, what a cute book...I stumbled across this book on here, we have the requisite "Goodnight Moon", but I was never really blown away by it. Please try again. Local Dog Boarding & Pet Sitting in Skokie, IL! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I treasure the bazillions of times I read this book snuggling with my son - it was pricey for the time I bought it, but worth every cent. There was a little fur family warm as toast smaller than most in little fur coats and they lived in a warm wooden tree. Poetic warm, cozy story- nice use of alliteration- lovely book to read aloud to 3 years and up. Refresh and try again. Over 416 top rated dog boarding hosts in Glenview, IL. The Little Fur Family tells the story of a little fur child's day in the woods. In addition to illustrating works by White and Wilder, he also illustrated George Selden’s The Cricket in Times Square and its sequels (Farrar Straus Giroux). 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