Fantastic Mr. Fox

Name: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Roald Dahl
ISBN: 9780593683545

Author: Roald Dahl

Narrator: Chris O'Dowd

Unabridged: 1 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 12/13/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Children's Humor, Animal Stories

Synopsis

Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. 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 never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sasha on September 16, 2016

This book encourages stealing, underage drinking, and living in an underground bunker so you never have to face sunlight again. Recommended!......more

Goodreads review by karen on May 19, 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREG!!! YOU ARE OLD!!!! EVEN OLDER THAN LAST YEAR! AND THE YEAR BEFORE!!! greg's birthday is today, so i am floating this now to remind you that you still have time to shower him with presents! ***************************** it is greg's birthday!!! and as a treat for him, i am going to......more

Goodreads review by emma on November 03, 2020

If you ever need a boost of serotonin, especially in the fall, this book is literally screaming at you to read it. Plus then you unlock the ability to watch the Wes Anderson film version (because everyone knows you're not legally allowed to watch movies until you read the book), and that's just even......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 10, 2020

Three stars for the questionable morals and implications for the animal society. Mr. Fox stole from local farmers for years and the farmers are fed up. They decide to wipe out the entire Fox family. These are talking animals - this is murder. Instead of trying to negotiate (or even work for a living......more

Goodreads review by Ahmed on August 04, 2017

Fantastic Mr. Fox is an amazing book for children. Even I, myself, loved Mr. Fox. He is soo clever and determined. Mr. Fox steels food from three farms own by nasty owners. He steels to keep his family alive. But one day the owners finally decide to kill him once and for all. But Mr. Fox is too clev......more

Quotes

"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.