Mr. Fox is a family man. A provider. He torments three nasty farmers by stealing their livestock and eating it with his wife and children in their safe hidey hold under a tree. Well, it's safe until the day that those three nasty farmers have had enough already and decide to get rid of Mr. Fox and his antics once and for all.
I read this one out-loud to my nearly 9 year old and 6 year old sons - a HUGE hit. I mean, begging for more every night. Those farmers are deliciously disgusting and it's such a pleasure to see them outwitted. Roald Dahl is a master of creating memorable characters who are full of surprises as well as characters who so nasty that you're thrilled when they fail. The only thing I DIDN'T love is that there is some alcohol drinking and drunkenness. I edited a tiny bit as I read - but really only maybe two sentences and my boys didn't notice a thing :) We'll definitely do some more Mr. Dahl reading around here soon.
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My son loved Roald Dahl when he was young, so I'm wondering how we missed this one. Any book that has kids begging for more is a winner!
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