Fantastic Mr Fox is a
children's novel written by British author
Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970, by
George Allen & Unwin in the UK and
Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by
Donald Chaffin. The first UK Puffin paperback , first issued in 1974, featured illustrations by Jill Bennett. Later editions have featured illustrations by
Tony Ross (1988) and
Quentin Blake (1996). The story is about Mr Fox and how he outwits his farmer neighbours to steal their food from right under their noses. In 2009, it was adapted into a
film by
Wes Anderson.