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He won a Gouden Griffel for best Dutch children’s book of the year for Godje (Little God, 2002). De Noordenwindheks (The North Wind Witch, 2004) won a Zilveren Griffel. Remmerts de Vries is not only a creator of original books that merge fantasy and reality, but also a masterful reteller of stories. His previous projects include writing the words for the picture book De avonturen van Odysseus (The Adventures of Odysseus, 2016), and 2021 has seen not only the publication of The Jungle Book, with illustrations by Mark Janssen (1974), who made his breakthrough in 2018 with the dreamy picture book Eiland (Island), but also the impressive Helden: de mooiste Griekse mythen herverteld (Heroes: The Most Beautiful Greek Myths Retold).

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Daan Remmerts de Vries

A dodo ringing Fox’s doorbell to collect money for endangered animals is funny enough in itself. But the sanctimonious look on his face, combined with his confession that the money is for himself, makes it doubly funny. Who’s the crafty one here?This question also arises when Fox invites the dodo to come in and rest for a moment. Later, when Fox serves his friends Badger and Raccoon a big, round roasted chicken, the reader fears the worst. Where’s the dodo? Inside Fox? Or is that just based on suspicion and prejudice? Remmerts de Vries turns out to be a master of deception in this amusing story about a foxy bad guy — or is he?

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A funny, exciting and original story about friendship, trust and prejudices.

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In this book, Daan Remmerts de Vries plays a beautifully ironic, ambiguous game with the sly and cunning character traditionally attributed to the fox. This irony can be seen mainly in the interaction between the words and the pictures.

Fox Is a Bad Guy

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