Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean each have a farm. They are rich men, but mean. Mr Fox lives under a tree on a hill above the farms and feeds his family with chickens from Boggis’s farm, ducks from Bunce’s farm and turkeys from Bean’s farm.

Roald Dahl’s books appeal to children because his stories carry a message about right and wrong which children understand. Dahl’s writing style is playful and inventive, and includes rhyme, rhythm, repetition, nonsense words and sound symbolism (onomatopoeia).

Penguin Kids are six level simplified story books for children learning English. MP3 audio is available at www.penguinkidsaudio.com, teachers' factsheets: www.pearsonelt.com/penguinkids

Roald Dahl was always full of fun and mischief and loved all kinds of jokes - the sillier the better! Here is a marvellous collection of Roald Dahl's favourites, based on his much-loved children's novels.