Paul was just an ordinary boy living in a big city, until the day that he met a fox on a swing. And when a fox comes into your life, anything can happen! They become fast friends, and the fox is full of sage wisdom and stories of her fox family. But when Paul's parents decide to move, he wonders if he will ever be happy again without his fox friend. The Fox on the Swing is a delightful story about best friends, big dreams and what happiness really means.

2019 Batchelder Award winner.

Author and Illustrator live in Lithuania, where the author is a writer and poet..

Latvia. Originally published in Latvian as Laime Yra Lape by Tikra Knyga in 2016. English translation by The Translation Bureau published in the United States by Thames & Hudson in 2018.

Winner of the 2019 Mildred L. Batchelder Award

A beautifully illustrated story for children about the nature of happiness

Learn about family, happiness, and friendship in this hope-filled children’s book. Our story starts with a boy named Paul, who lives in a cozy treehouse in a big city with his family. And then something unexpected happens—Paul befriends a wise, friendly fox on a walk home from the bakery. The fox gives Paul a space to think about what makes him happy and what friendship means—all in the pages of a bright and quirky storybook. Join Paul and the fox while helping young readers decide what makes them happy.