Simon Fox is a very peculiar fox: he lives alone in Elmwood Foxhall on the edge of an enchanted wood, wears a scarlet waistcoat & a top hat, & visits with his friends Edgar Owl, Alexander Raven, & others on Arthur Bear's veranda, discussing the weather & whether or not the elusive "human" is real. Penelope the girl lives with her father in a croft on the downs far from other people. When the fox & the girl discover each other one day quite by accident, they each become the friend the other seeks, & the rest of the animals become the family the little human has never had. In a forest full of magic, they explore their world together & learn that love, loyalty, & courage know no bounds.From the Midwest Book Review: "Enhanced for young readers with 24 full-size illustrations & a map, The Love of Simon Fox is unique, original, & exceptionally well written, and highly recomended for personal, family, school, & comunity library collections...