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    The Sleekit Mr Tod: Fantastic Mr Fox in Scots

    By Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

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    Weel, MA DEARIE, WHIT’LL
    IT BE THIS TIME? A SONSIE
    fat chookie fae Boggin? A DEUK or a
    GOOSE fae Boonce? Or a
    braw BUBBLY JOCK fae BEEK?

    Mr Tod needs to feed his family, but fermers Boggin, Boonce and Beek are as grippy as ony men ye could meet. And so the scene is set for a muckle battle between the tremendous tods and the scunnersome fermers. Read James Robertson’s braw translation of Roald Dahl’s classic story to find out if the Sleekit Mr Tod is sleekit enough to escape their wrath.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherItchy Coo
    Release dateAug 18, 2016
    ISBN9781845028923
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    The Sleekit Mr Tod: Fantastic Mr Fox in Scots
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    Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916-1990) es un autor justamente famoso por su extraordinario ingenio, su destreza narrativa, su dominio del humor negro y su inagotable capacidad de sorpresa, que llevó a Hitchcock a adaptar para la televisión muchos de sus relatos. En Anagrama se han publicado la novela "Mi tío Oswald" y los libros de cuentos "El gran cambiazo" (Gran Premio del Humor Negro), "Historias extraordinarias", "Relatos de lo inesperado" y "Dos fábulas". En otra faceta, Roald Dahl goza de una extraordinaria popularidad como autor de libros para niños.

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    Reviews for The Sleekit Mr Tod

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    • 4/5
      A very cute book to read aloud to kids. Although it's a young reader's chapter book, there's a small illustration on nearly every page, which keeps it entertaining for the under seven crowd. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I think it's especially cute for boys because there's lots of digging, chasing, guns, and heavy equipment.

      I've seen several movies based on Dahl's work. We all know Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. However, prior to this book, I'd never read Dahl's work. It was cute, fast paced, and entertaining. My family loves the movie of the Fantastic Mr. Fox, and we were curious about the differences in Dahl's book and the Wes Anderson's film. Anderson certainly added his own style to the work, but stays true to the spirit of the story. Dahl's plot is much shorter and there's less character development for anyone but Mr. Fox.

      I noticed that some parents were concerned about the drinking of hard cider in the story. I was a little surprised that even one of Mr. Fox's children partakes, although behind his dad's back. But, as Dahl is from Wales, you have to take this scene with a grain of salt. From my understanding, having known people from Wales, tobacco products are considered much worse in Wales than alcohol. They see it as something that compliments a meal and not for sake of pure drunkenness. Ultimately, it's up to parents to decide what their kids are ready for. It could be a good opportunity to talk about drinking or American culture vs. European culture.
    • 4/5
      such a nice little book
    • 5/5
      My favorite book as a child.
    • 2/5
      It'a lovely tale where a cunning fox manages to outwit a group of greedy farmers, but I can't help thinking that this is one of Dahl's weaker books. The illustrations are gorgeous though.
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite children stories! My nephew and I re-read this over and over again. It's a adorable.  
    • 4/5
      I think that fantasic Mr.Fox is a great. Book because its like a mystery.And me and my class has read it to.And I like the part when he shot off his tel. I like Roald Dahl. I think he's my favorite wrighter. I think you would fantasic Mr.Fox too.
    • 3/5
      A great read for those kids that are just learning to read a short chapter book. This delightful story is Mr Fox and how he outwits 3 mean brothers. Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean (3 mean brothers) grow wild with rage! They're the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they've concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all. But it never occurs to them that Mr Fox has a fantastic plan of his own. This book guaranteed to delight Dahl readers.
    • 3/5
      I actually hadn't read this before seeing the recent movie ... which now seems odd to me. Oh well. It's an amusing tale. The ending is fun. Moar Roald Dahl!
    • 4/5
      I have been wanting to read some more of Dahl's work, and this did not disappoint. I love Quentin Blake's illustrations, and the story (almost a fable, really, if you think about it) would be great to read aloud to children.
    • 4/5
      This book is about a fox who lives near 3 farms.He has a family and they eat animals in the farms.But the farmers didn't want him to do it,so one day, they set a scary animal track for him.But he was really clever, so they couldn't catch him.This book was amazing. I liked this book very much.
    • 2/5
      A book about a fox stealing from 3 farmers. He succeeds.
    • 3/5
      I read this aloud to the kids on a rainy day while camping last summer. A good read-aloud book. My kids all adore Dahl's books.
    • 4/5
      Three nasty farmers decide to get rid of the fox and his family once and for all. The fox finds himself in a predicament but after some thinking he comes up with a plan that outsmarts the farmers. This is a hilariously funny book. I've read it several times now and it still makes me chuckle. In the 7yo's own words, he "loved it!" This is an especially fun book to read aloud and Quentin Blake's delicious illustrations on every page are just as much fun as the story itself. Recommended for all ages.
    • 4/5
      I think Mr.Fox was really brave and kind to others. I was worry about he might be shot by the hunter, but he was too fast and smart so he was able torun away. If you want to know more abut this book then try read this book!!!
    • 4/5
      Fox's utopic vision is the dream of the middle-class white parent: the safe, controlled space. He outfoxes the farmers, and this feels like justice, but the end result is the survivalist plan. A fantastic study of the non-science-fiction utopia.
    • 3/5
      Just finished reading this to my 5 year old. Not sure I would have read it too her at an earlier age. Fun to read along as the clever Mr. Fox tries to outwit the seemingly dimwitted farmers and keep his family fed and safe. The word stupid and fat are used a bit through the story as well as use of guns. There is also a chicken getting its head eaten off by Mr. Fox. Too harsh - perhaps? But for kids who know "the circle of life" and tales of real world farming - I didn't find it too bad.
    • 4/5
      A cute and funny story about a fox outwitting a trio of ill-tempered farmers. Kids will cheer when the Fantastic Mr. Fox finds a solution to help all the animals. Narrated by the author, this CD makes a good family audiobook.
    • 5/5
      everything dahl touches is gold. there are very few writers as fun to read as him.
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this one as a kid. I think the sneaky fox getting the better of the adult farmers is likely to appeal to most kids. My son used this one for a book report in 3rd grade. It was great because it was a fun, easy book to read, but not too easy. Clever illustrations too.CMB
    • 5/5
      This is one of those backyard gardens tales, featuring the ever so clever and resourceful Mr. Fox who frequently outsmarted three most unpleasant farmers, namely Boggis, Bunce and Bean, each time he went up to their farms to get his family dinner everyday. The farmes did whatever he coud so they could catch Mr. Fox but everytime they failed. One day, they ended up fed up with their failures on catching Mr Fox, so they tried to get him at their entrance hole to the Foxes den. Their plan wa sto shoot and kill as Mr. Fox shows himself, but the plan changed to digging him up. In result, they trapped Mr. Fox and his family and other "diggers" starve by the farmers action. Mr Fox could only make this up to his family and the rest of his friends by digging his way out of trouble. While he digs out his brilliant plan, the thre farmers just sits patiently at the gates.Once again, an awesome story for kids, not quite a morally uplifting book but it's an awesome book I enjoyed reading and I be placing this in the list of books I would be reading to my future kids for them to enjoy this gem. Got to love the front cover. Interesting characters and great plots for kids to actually enjoy.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic Mr. Fox is a quick, clever, funny novel that is perfect for kids who don't want to read traditional chapter books (think Magic Treehouse) anymore, but who need something on basically the same level. This is one of my absolute favorite stories. It can easily be read in under an hour, and probably by most 2nd grade readers, but is so deliciously Dahl that older students will love revisiting it!
    • 5/5
      Love Raold Dahl--he's brilliant! The book is great--I loved the movie when I saw it several years ago. Have slowly been chipping away at reading Dahl's works. This one will rank up in my favorites!!!
    • 3/5
      Not Dahl's best work but still a fun little tale... LOL
    • 4/5
      I have loved this since I first read it, and I keep going back. The two farmers are my favorite characters.
    • 5/5
      great story, great movie
    • 5/5
      One of my favourite books as a child. I lost count of the number of times I read it.
    • 5/5
      I wanted something fun to read and chose this. I couldn't stop till I finished it.

      Mr. Fox is up against the three meanest farmers in the area. They are out to get him for stealing and they won't stop till they do! But they aren't aware of how skilled and tricky Mr. Fox is!

      The three farmers each try to catch him but have no luck, so they decide to band together. They are not awayr of how sly Mr. Fox is. Not only does he want to save his family, he also wants to help the other forest creatures survive the meanness of the three farmers.

      By Mr. Fox's cunning and wit he is able to help his woodland neighbours trick and survive the three farmers.

      Told with humour and illustrated by Quentin Blake, this is a fun read for child and adult.
    • 3/5
      Not Dahl's greatest, but nevertheless a fun read. I actually liked Wes Anderson's movie better than the book because it fleshed out the characters a bit more, giving each a more idiosyncratic personality, and added some depth to the plot. But maybe that's because I read this as an adult and am used to longer, denser novels.
    • 3/5
      Synopsis:Mr. Fox lives near the meanest farmers of the land, but he decides to tempt fate and routinely steal grub from each of of their storehouses. The farmers could never catch the sly Mr. Fox alone, so Boggis, Bunce, and Bean decide to join forces. Now they have the Fox family surrounded. Mr. Fox better have a fantastic plan to dig himself out of this situation.My Thoughts:I've never met a Roald Dahl book I didn't like, and Fantastic Mr. Fox is no different. While Fantastic Mr. Fox isn't his greatest, it's still a delightful read. The story is clever, funny, and filled with great illustrations. The farmers are deliciously vile, the animal characters are loveable, and Mr. Fox, well he's just fantastic, isn't he?I thought the ending was kind of abrupt-- perhaps because it seemed like the story lacked any real climax. I thought the story could have benefited from being fleshed out a little more.
    • 5/5
      Love this story. Great for grades 1 and up. I would read it again. Fairly different from the movie, which I also loved. More of a separte entity.