Roald Dahl (Wales, 1916-1990) schreef zowel kinderboeken, die talloze malen bekroond werden, als romans en verhalen voor volwassenen. Dahl is een van de belangrijkste en meest gelezen auteurs van de twintigste eeuw. 10% van de auteursroyalty’s uit de verkoop van Roald Dahl’s boeken wordt door zijn erven geschonken aan de Roald Dahl Charities.
Releasing October 2009, Wes Anderson and Twentieth Century Fox bring to life Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox in breathtaking stop-motion animation. With a cast that includes George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray, this film is guaranteed to delight Dahl fans of every age. Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean 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 ...Based on text adapted from Roald Dahl's original story, blended with a mix of film stills and concept artwork, this is a gorgeous picture book that readers will love.