Scary Stories for Young Foxes

Which story in Scary Stories for Young Foxes is the most frightening for you, and why? What might be some benefits related to encountering scary stories through reading or hearing them read or told aloud? What elements would you consider important to include or exclude in horror content created for younger audiences?

Why do you think the young foxes’ mother directed them to the storyteller’s den in the beginning of the frame story? What does she hope they will gain from Mia’s stories that her own stories cannot provide? How does the truthfulness of Mia’s own story as an autobiographical cautionary tale impact the significance of what she shares with the young kits, and how does this significance extend to Heidicker’s human audience?

What is something that you once thought innocent or harmless that shocked you once you learned more about it? How did the event change your perception? Compare your own experience to those of Mia and Uly.