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Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Fantastic Mr Fox - Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr Fox is the tale of Mr Fox who is, like foxes are, terribly clever. Mr Fox steals chickens, ducks and turkeys from three nasty farmers every night to feed his family. Farmer Boggis, farmer Bunce and farmer Bean are fed up with Mr Fox stealing their precious animals and decide to kill him. They try everything to get rid of him, they wait outside his den with guns and even use bulldozers to dig him out of his den. Mr Fox however is too cunning and manages to avoid death. The farmers surround the hill he lives in with armed men and he and his family begin to starve. However, as always, Mr Fox has a plan.
This book is, in my opinion, wonderful. It's simple, funny and the farmers are the perfect villains. It may be for children but it's fun to read even as you get older. Roald Dahl has a gift for story telling and manages to make interesting characters and an exciting story. The rhyme about the farmers ("Boggis, Bunce and Bean. One fat, one short, one lean") manages to stay in your head for several hours and sometimes even days. To sum up, the is the perfect childrens book.
This book is, in my opinion, wonderful. It's simple, funny and the farmers are the perfect villains. It may be for children but it's fun to read even as you get older. Roald Dahl has a gift for story telling and manages to make interesting characters and an exciting story. The rhyme about the farmers ("Boggis, Bunce and Bean. One fat, one short, one lean") manages to stay in your head for several hours and sometimes even days. To sum up, the is the perfect childrens book.
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