Fox and his kin and devise a plan that has fox and his friends digging for their lives. These three bad farmers get a hankering to kill poor Mr. If you're three years old or more you'll love this extraordinary adventure story, Fantastic Mr.

though we love the Quentin Blake illustrated version at our house, I figured I'd highlight the original if for no other reason than its enticing jacket copy.Īn enormously fat man, a chicken farmer.Ī pot-bellied dwarf, a duck-and-goose farmer. Seriously, at this point in my career as a professional reader to an audience of one, if someone came down and said I could only read one author to my son for the rest of his adolescence. At nights, Dahl's books are basically all we read, and I know you've heard me gush enough on the subject, but if your child is interesting and interested at all, you owe it to them to introduce Dahl to their imagination. Not hard really, since my son (not to mention his parents) is currently obsessed with all things Dahl. Since I've reviewed the first book, I figured it was about time I got around to the other. But hey, I'm the mother who played Edgar Allen Poe spoken word for her son today and then found herself having to explain why PERSON A killing PERSON B and hiding him under the floor doesn't constitute as 'the circle of life.' But I digress. Will be taking my four-year-old son to both no matter what the mommy-critics say. Really, you could cut the anticipation with a knife around here. whether it be Wes Anderson's directing controversy or the discussion on whether or not Dave Eggers ruined a Spike Jonze masterpiece with his angst ridden writing.

So much excitement with the Where the Wild Things Are and Fantastic Mr. Roald Dahl ~ illustrations by Donald Chaffin

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