- Graphic Novels
- Ages 3–8
- Adventure
Tiny Fox and Great Boar: There
Book 1 in Tiny Fox and Great BoarView the full series
A tiny fox living alone under his apple tree finds a great boar has moved in beneath it, and a wary neighbour slowly becomes a best friend. A near-wordless, watercolour comic of gentle warmth that bridges picture books and graphic novels.
- Best for3–8
- FormatGraphic
- Length54 pp
- Read aloud~25 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.
High on a windswept hill, a small fox has made a home under an old apple tree, quite content to be alone, until a great boar settles in beneath the very same tree. What begins as prickly territorial suspicion softens, page by wordless page, into companionship: a shared scarf against the cold, a shared apple, a first small adventure taken together. Award-winning Polish cartoonist Berenika Kołomycka paints in loose, leafy browns, oranges and reds, and the tiniest line beneath an eye carries worry, remorse or joy. With barely any text, this first Tiny Fox and Great Boar book tells a deceptively simple, deeply felt story about how life is hard when you're on your own and so much easier to share. An elegant stepping stone from picture books to early comics, and a tender read-aloud for the very young.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
With almost no text and big gentle pictures, this works as a shared read-aloud from around 3 and as a confidence-building first comic for independent readers of 5-8. It's calm, kind and completely un-scary, so it suits sensitive children and bedtimes, and the artistry gives it grown-up crossover appeal.
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- Best fit · 3–8
- Read aloud · 3–7
- 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
A grumpy little fox and a big cheerful boar have to share one apple tree, and watching them go from suspicious strangers to scarf-sharing best friends is warm and funny. There are hardly any words, so the pictures do the talking and you can read it all by yourself.
- Friendship and belonging
- Adventure and freedom
- Cosy safety
Why parents love it
Kołomycka's soft autumn watercolours are genuinely beautiful, and the near-wordless storytelling makes this a perfect first comic and a calm bedtime read. Under the simplicity is a real lesson about how much easier life is when it's shared, told with a light, unsentimental touch.
- 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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