This is a very good book about friendship for early elementary children. When a boar shows up under fox's tree one day, he feels put out. When he hangs around a bit, then is absent, fox realizes just how much he likes the company of boar. As the seasons change, the fox and boar learn a lot about what it means to be a friend, miss a friend and enjoy the company of a good friend. With simple text and simple pictures, it all just works together perfectly.

I adored this simple little book. A book about friendship, a fox and a boar become friends. Their journey through the seasons is about learning to be together and apart, missing friends, and doing things with friends at your side can be rewarding. The illustrations were perfect for the text. The message is for both adults as well as children.
A solid 4.5 stars
Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for a pre-publication ebook in exchange for an honest review.
This book would make a perfect gift

Although the work is cute and simple, it did not carry enough metaphorical or allegorical meaning for me to consider using it in an academic context.

4.5 stars
What a cute story. I love how simple yet meaningful it is.
It is so easy to understand and to follow. There are a lot of kids books out there that sometimes feels too "full" whether by the illustration and the story it self. But this feels perfectly enough, and I adore them. The illustration is soooo beautiful too.

This book will make a perfect gift :)

Wonderful little stories with absolutely stunning paintings. This author is very talented indeed. Cannot wait to see what more they have in store for us.

Tiny Fox and Great Boar is a pretty little book that falls somewhere between a picture book and a graphic novel. Although the story was a little underwhelming for me, Berenika Kolomycka's illustrations more than made up for that.

A fun little story for little ones about the value of friendship.

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with a free electronic ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A beautiful children’s book about friendship, and working together to find the solution. Tiny Fox and Great Boar was wonderfully illustrated. The pictures were fun and vibrant, and I can see that any child could get lost in flipping through these pages. I enjoyed the length of this book. I found that it was longer than most children’s picture books, which was nice. This will make a beautiful gift to a child’s birthday party, or a nice addition to a classroom library.

This is what you would expect from a children's illustrated book: a solid but easy to follow story, engaging characters, lots of questions for children to think about, and beautiful illustrations. The story comes in several parts and they all tie in together with the adventures of the fox and the boar and their friendship. The moral of the story comes in the first page with two simple two sentences: "Tiny Fox was always alone, though he never felt sad. Like most small animals, he'd always though that he was happy." This is a story about learning to respect/care for others in all their unique ways.

Story: Little Fox lives happily under an apple tree until one day a boar comes and also sits under the same tree. Little Fox views the boar as an interloper and the two compete for the resources of the apple tree until eventually they form a truce. But when Winter comes and food gets scarce, the two decide to set off together to fill their stomachs. But with each having a very different mind on where to go, it will take compromise and respecting each other to find a new home.

The heart of the story is understanding others and how having different opinions doesn't make you wrong - it just makes you different. Most of the story is about sharing and respecting - not being selfish and learning to enjoy the company of others. It feels like a story that is especially good for families with a new child along the way or who are moving to a new location. The book shows nicely how a situation may seem ideal but it might also be very lonely as well. It also shows that friendship is a two-way street.

The perspective is only from the fox's POV so the boar is much less developed. I think this is good in that we often have to learn to respect others without knowing their true thoughts. But it is also a bit frustrating in that it would be nice to show that what we think someone is feeling may not actually be the case. We never really get boar's thoughts to understand his POV as well.

The illustrations are lovely - clean and simple watercolors that work nicely with the story. The fox and boar are emotive and the action easy to follow. The dialogue is few - allowing for great discussions with children about what the fox or the boar could be thinking during the interactions - from rolling down a hill to each having an apple fall on their head.

In all, a lovely story with only a few small detractions. One was the occasional odd word choice (perhaps due to translation?) such as the fox saying "This is his apple tree. And this here valley is his home." And the animals going from walking like animals to full anthropomorphic jumping in and rowing a boat. But in all, recommended. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.