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Fantastic Mr. Fox Paperback – Illustrated, August 16, 2007

by Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!

Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox—Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now.

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  1. ‘Boggis and Bunce and Bean One fat, one short, one lean. These horrible crooks So different in looks Were none the less equally mean.’
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  2. Down in the valley there were three farms. The owners of these farms had done well. They were rich men. They were also nasty men. All three of them were about as nasty and mean as any men you could meet. Their names were Farmer Boggis, Farmer Bunce and Farmer Bean.
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  3. Boggis was a chicken farmer. He kept thousands of chickens. He was enormously fat. This was because he ate three boiled chickens smothered with dumplings every day for breakfast, lunch and supper.
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"This reprint of the 1970 edition tells the story of clever Mr. Fox, his adoring wife, and their four small children, who outsmart three of the nastiest, ugliest, and ultimately dumbest farmers ever to raise poultry. Librarians will want to consider purchasing this newly released edition."--"Booklist."

About the Author

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World’s No.1 storyteller.

Sir Quentin Blake, the first-ever Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated nearly 300 books, including most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. He lives in London.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; 1st edition (August 16, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 81 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0142410349
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0142410349
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 8 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 600L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 5 x 0.3 inches
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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.

His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG.

He died in November 1990.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl : 978-0425287842This hardcover edition is really quite nice: vibrant dust jacket colors with fun art on mid-weight, laminated paper.The story itself is crisply printed in red ink on smooth, nice qualtiy paper. The book itself is, overall, delightful.The crisp red text -- printed on very smooth thick, ivory-ish colored paper -- is fun. The paper used in this book is smoother and thicker than the other Roald Dahl titles of the same edition and publisher (not sure why).Sadly, the shoddy binding leaves a bit to be desired (one part of the book that I received looks like it's about to rip apart) -- see photo.
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Amy
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a cute story!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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The story was great for our almost 4yr old. He loved to listen to a chapter at night.
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Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Still awesome
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
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This is a classic. Kids today love it as much as I did. Just get it for your kid that has to read. They may even start to like reading.
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Jayashree Lad
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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Read it to my first grade class. Great book.
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Angela Hutchens
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
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My only wish for this book was that it was in some kind of protective packaging. It looks new but shows wear due to being shipped around and moved with no outer casing.
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Black Plum
5.0 out of 5 stars An Entertaining Little Book
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Ah, how I love Roald Dahl. I recently reread Boy and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, so I figured it was time to reread some more of his children's books, all of which I love. Fantastic Mr. Fox is a short, but really clever and entertaining book. It is the story of "Fantastic" Mr. Fox, and his ongoing battle against Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, three farmers who despise him because he always steals poultry from them. In Fantastic Mr. Fox, they are determined to dig him out and then wait him out. Mr. Fox also has a wife and four small children to protect.

In many of Roald Dahl's books, it's about the children outwitting the grown-ups. In Fantastic Mr. Fox, we have instead a clever animal outwitting a bunch of stupid and mean adults. Fantastic Mr. Fox isn't my favorite Roald Dahl book (that honor would probably go to Matilda), but it's certainly a book that I love and enjoy.

I probably reread this book in about ten or twenty minutes. It's short, and the font is really big. Plus, a lot of space is covered by some pretty good illustrations (by Quentin Blake). So this whimsical book is perfect for reading aloud or for just reading in a few minutes for some fun. It's not laugh-out-loud funny, but it's pretty entertaining.

There was a movie made of it in 2009, and I saw some of it on a flight when it came out, but I don't think it did this amazing book justice. Fantastic Mr. Fox is just too short for a movie, so they had to add a whole bunch new things into the movie, and none of it has the sheer genius of Roald Dahl. To be fair, I haven't seen the movie in a while.
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Jaclyn Meyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr. Fox
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023
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Perfect for a new chapter reader. Some of the chapters are as little as 2 pages. So if your kid wants a fun book I would recommend this one. Some of the vocabulary is a little advanced.
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Melc
5.0 out of 5 stars My kids absolutely loved this story
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2023
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Included this in my kids homeschool reading and my 5 year olds absolutely loved it! They loved it so much in fact that we finished within a couple days and they requested I restart it. Some of it may not be completely appropriate for 5 year olds but we had no issues with it here.
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Robertf
5.0 out of 5 stars Reading Fantastic Mr Fox aloud is fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017
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A social media timeline reminder brought back a joyful memory from 2010 of the golden days of parenting, when my then 10-year-old son's bedtime ritual involved mum and dad taking turns to sit beside his bed and read books aloud with him, putting on silly voices and acting out characters within the stories. Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox was one such book!

What I liked most about Fantastic Mr Fox is not just that it’s a good story, but it’s a good story that’s meant to be read aloud. Every word is in the story is needed, you can’t just skim read the sentences and get the same effect. And every word read aloud “feels” good in the mouth!

Roald Dahl was a creative and brilliant writer and given he wrote many of his works for children, perhaps intended for them to be read aloud, by a parent or carer at bedtime, like I did for my son. We read several other of Dahl’s books, but none ever struck me as quite so poetically flowing and pleasing to the ear (and tongue) as Fantastic Mr Fox.

I couldn't find my son's copy of Fantastic Mr Fox after the timeline reminder, so for old times sake, I purchased the Kindle version, and enjoyed reading it again. I recommend you do the same. Perhaps find a quiet place to read it aloud. Or, better still, read it to your child at bedtime.

I think like me, you’ll find reading Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox aloud is fantastic!
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carol thibault
5.0 out of 5 stars Child’s book
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2024
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It is exactly what I expected and the price I expected excellent.
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Jorge
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECTO
Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2023
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Se ve de buena calidad, venía todo perfecto y la pasta dura se ve muy bien, tiene una especie de protector con la caratula a color, las letras y dibujos vienen en tinta roja, y adicionalmente después viene un cuento extra en las últimas páginas
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Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2023
Se ve de buena calidad, venía todo perfecto y la pasta dura se ve muy bien, tiene una especie de protector con la caratula a color, las letras y dibujos vienen en tinta roja, y adicionalmente después viene un cuento extra en las últimas páginas
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Katleen
5.0 out of 5 stars LINDO
Reviewed in Brazil on November 14, 2023
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Eu ameii, a fonte é vermelha, muito lindo, capa dura. A capa de papel por cima é a amarela, mas a capa em si é preta simples. A capa é meio aveludada.
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Belle surprise et je le recommande car assez pétillante ces aventures
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Reviewed in France on March 19, 2024
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Belle surprise, je recommande
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well designed and easy to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2024
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Great story deerves a great designed book and this answers the brtief. The joy is in the illustrations by Quentin Blake FCSD - never disappoints. Great story to learn to read as the illustrations assist in memorising the words. Well poduced - sturdy cover - even the delivery through th letterbox didn't bend or damage it. Good quality paper and print. Nothing like the smell of a new book.
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