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We’ve had an enjoyable time reading Dahl‘s Fantastic Mr. Fox. So enjoyable, in fact, that we are reading it again. Reading books more than once is a common occurrence…

This is also the first time we’re reading a book together on the Kindle, and it’s proving to be of no consequence at all – thanks to the Kindle‘s ability to display both text and illustrations, my young audience of one has had no signs paper withdrawal to speak of.

The story of the Fantastic Mr. Fox is rather simple: after stealing once too often from the three farmers on whose property Mr. Fox has dug a hole for him and his family, the farmers swear revenge. Boggis, Bunce and Bean initially manage to outfox Mr. Fox, but the end result is simply the shooting off of his tail.

Not wanting to risk further livestock losses, the three farmers decide to dig the fox and his family out. It’s a dig-fest, with Mr. Fox and family having to dig faster than three spades and later, a power shovel.

At the point of starvation, Mr. Fox hatches an ingenious and successful plan: with the farmers waiting him out, he manages to locate more food than his family could ever need…

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a short read and a lot of fun. After our second read is done, I think we’ll wait for the movie