- Graphic Novels
- Ages 4–8
- Adventure
Tiny Fox and Great Boar: Further
Book 2 in Tiny Fox and Great BoarView the full series
Tiny Fox and Great Boar leave their forest behind, crossing fireflies and fog to reach the sea, where Boar falls for the seals' seaside life and Fox fears losing his friend. A gently glowing watercolour comic about travel, jealousy and holding on to friendship.
- Best for4–8
- FormatGraphic
- Length64 pp
- Read aloud~30 min
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The vibe
What it’s like.
Tone
- Gentle
- Warm
- Heartwarming
- Whimsical
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Best friends Tiny Fox and Great Boar set off from their familiar forest in search of new horizons. Their journey carries them through a shimmering sea of fireflies and into an engulfing fog before it opens, at last, onto the ocean. There they meet a colony of seals, and Boar is quickly enchanted by their easy seaside lifestyle, while Fox is gripped by a quiet, aching worry that he might be about to lose his best pal to Boar's glamorous new friends. Award-winning cartoonist Berenika Kołomycka once again lets luminous watercolours and only the sparest of words do the work, capturing the wonder of new places and the very real tug of jealousy that can catch even the closest of friends. Tender, atmospheric and quietly reassuring, this second Tiny Fox and Great Boar book is about opening your world without letting go of the people in it.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
A near-wordless comic that reads aloud beautifully from around 4 and supports independent early readers of 5-8. It's calm and un-scary with a gentle emotional thread about jealousy, so it suits sensitive children and bedtimes, and the artwork earns real adult crossover appeal.
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- Best fit · 4–8
- Read aloud · 4–7
- Independent · 5–8
Prose load
Minimal
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Bedtime
- Gift-buying
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
5 / 5 · Bedtime-friendly
Sensitive-child
5 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Gentle bedtime
- New to comics
- Animal lovers
- Quiet stories
- Emotional literacy
Avoid if
- Wants fast action
- Wants lots of text
Particularly good for children who are…
- Making friends
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
Fox and Boar travel somewhere brand new, through a sea of fireflies and thick fog all the way to the ocean and its playful seals. When Boar makes new seal friends, Fox gets that worried, left-out feeling, and it's lovely watching the pictures show exactly how he feels without needing many words.
- Adventure and freedom
- Friendship and belonging
- Cosy safety
Why parents love it
The firefly and ocean spreads are stunning, and the story quietly names something children really feel: the fear of losing a friend to someone new. Kołomycka handles it with warmth and no lecturing, making this both a gorgeous gift and a calm, reassuring bedtime read.
- Beautiful illustrations
- Indie gem discovery
- Bedtime appropriate
- Quick to read
In the series
Tiny Fox and Great Boar.
3 books · open the series →
About the author & illustrator
Berenika Kołomycka.
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