The classic tale of a quick brown fox

The Age

Wednesday December 30, 2009

FANTASTIC MR FOX Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake Puffin, $14.95 Frances Atkinson Reviewer "BOGGIS and Bunce and Bean. One fat, one short, one lean. These horrible crooks, so different in looks, were nonetheless equally mean."Three farmers decide to band together and kill Mr Fox, a perfectly delightful, deliciously sly creature who adores his wife and four cubs. After a terrifying experience involving a surprise attack with shotguns and earth-moving equipment, Mr Fox digs a hole that lands him in the middle of Chicken House No. 1.Realising the genius of his plan, Mr Fox digs a new tunnel and attracts a band of hungry and frightened animals including a badger, lots of rats and even more rabbits, and together they outwit the farmers. This is classic Dahl territory: rollicking read, over-the-top characters and wicked illustrations by Quentin Blake.

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