Crazy Like a Fox
A Simile Story
Rufus the fox is acting strangely... he sneaks up on Babette like a thief in the night, then he roars like a lion to scare her. She’s as mad a hornet but when she grabs Rufus, he's as slippery as an eel. The chase goes on across the meadow... could there be a surprise in store?

Art: Drawn and painted on a computer.

As welcome as springtime to teachers, aspiring writers and any who appreciate wordplay.
Kirkus (starred review)

“…will entertain readers. A pleasing addition to any collection.”
School Library Journal

Pre-K – Grade 3. 32 pp. Full color art. Holiday House, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8234-1719-3.
Like a thief in the night
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as big as a house huge
as clear as mud not understandable
as different as night and day not alike at all
as easy as pie simple
as flat as a pancake totally flat
as honest as the day is long trustworthy
as old as the hills very old
as red as a beet embarrassed
as sweet as honey especially nice
as tough as nails rugged
babbles like a brook talks a great deal
built like a tank sturdy
cuts like butter easily cut
hurts like the dickens painful
like a bump on a log lazy
lives like a pig is messy
needs it like a hole in the head doesn’t want it
out like a light sound asleep
sings like an angel sings well
treated like a dog treated poorly
PROJECT IDEA: Illustrate a Simile! Choose a familiar saying or think of a new one, as shown on the book’s last page. On the right is a list of 20 familiar similes that are not in the book.
Download the simile list as a PDF.
Even more similes can be found in this book:
There’s Frog in My Throat
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