Daddy Fox Smiles (Tatsuya Miyanishi and Children Talk About the Power of Changing One's Mind)

What did Papa Fox, who went hunting,

finally bring home?

Picture book master Tatsuya Miyanishi teaches children that even when things don't go as planned,

a shift in perspective and good intentions can lead to unexpected rewards!

　　One day, Papa Fox cheerfully told his children, "I'm going out to catch some piglets! We'll have delicious pork today!" So Papa Fox traveled over mountains and across rivers to where the piglets lived. First, he encountered a piglet struggling to climb a tree to pick apples. As he opened his big mouth, about to take a bite—

　　"Uncle, why are you staring blankly? Push me up quickly! I'll share the apples with you once I pick them. Please help me!"

　　"Ah... okay!"

　　It turned out that the piglets in this forest had never seen a fox before. So, Papa Fox and the piglet picked many bright red apples.

　　"Thank you, Uncle! By the way, Uncle, what were you going to do just now?"

　　When the piglet asked, Papa Fox couldn't help but grin and say, "I came to... help you pick, pick, pick apples! Hehehe!"

　　Papa Fox, with a basket full of apples from the piglet, walked along thinking, "Hmm? Something feels a bit off... Oh well! Never mind!"

　　Next, Papa Fox encountered a piglet watering flowers, a piglet painting the roof... Did Papa Fox succeed in eating a piglet and bringing back a lavish pork feast for his children?

　　This time, author Tatsuya Miyanishi, through the interactions between Papa Fox and the piglets, conveys that although things don't always go according to plan, when we face the world with kindness and treat others sincerely, we often receive unexpected blessings. Just like Papa Fox, when he let go of his original plan to eat the piglets, he gained more laughter and moved moments instead.

　　Come along with the gluttonous Papa Fox and face the inner struggle of wanting to eat delicious piglets, and find a way to resolve the crisis happily for everyone!