Fantastic Mr Fox
by Roald Dahl · first published 1970
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The main character of Fantastic Mr. Fox is an extremely clever anthropomorphized fox named Mr. Fox. He lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from the cruel, brutish farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night. Finally tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. Fox and his family begin to starve. Mr. Fox devises a pla
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…he's managing to follow the story though - he just requires a bit of processing time and the odd query to keep it in order. You can never go wrong with Roald Dahl of course - my son loved the BFG and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
on “What are great books for boys?” ↗…Roald Dahl stage for bedtime reading.. It's a great book, one of my favorite Dahl books. Matilda - Reading this as an adult, it was not nearly as fun as when I was a kid, however my son loved it. The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Fun and easy read for the kids. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Pretty decent book. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - Terrible. Absolutely terrible.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks (re-reading) Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett (re-reading) Invitation to Forth by Harry Katzan Jr (reading to my son) Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, Der Kleine Peter in der Katzenstadt, An Caisteal fòn Mhuir. Got quite a lot going on at the moment, really, in terms of books.
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗> In Fantastic Mr Fox a description of tractors, saying that “the machines were both black”, has been cut. In the new Dahl world, it seems, neither machines nor animals can be described with a colour. And removing any reference…
on “Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl's books” ↗