MORE HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREG!!! 
 this is an adorable childrenaEUR(tm)s picture book about a feisty fox, but itaEUR(tm)s also one of those childrenaEUR(tm)s entertainments studded with nuggets of life lessons. this one manages to deliver its message without being cloying or off-putting, which is wonderful, because i am allergic to being told how to live, and i suspect foxen are as well. 
 young argyle fox wants to play outside, but every game he plays ends up ruined by the aEUR~rotten, wicked, spitefulaEUR(tm) wind. every time he announces his plans, he is warned by some well-meaning creature or other that this particular game might not work well in the wind, but argyle fox is stubborn and determined, although admittedly, those creatures turn out to be correct every time, even when it comes to games that should totally work in the wind, like pirate or spider, or even soccer. 
 FWOOOOOSSSHHHH (insert wind-noises here) 
 daEUR(tm)oh 
 after five failed attempts, argyle fox is very fed up indeed, and stomps back home, shouting,