Reinaard die Vos breek weg van die tradisie van ou fabels of diereverhale. Die vosverhaal is ’n bytende satire op die destydse politieke, sosiale en godsdienstige (wan) toestande. Die dinge wat deur die skrywer aan die kaak gestel word, is vandag nog deel van ons samelewing. Henri van Daele het die oorspronklike Middelnederlandse rymende eposse naatloos aanmekaargelas en in soepel prosa herskryf. Daniel Hugo se Afrikaanse vertaling maak dit ook Suid-Afrikaanse volksbesit.

A man named Rene floats through the world of his dreams and imagination, fulfilling his desire to become a painter - of apples and hats, apple hats, apple-these and apple-thats. In his paintings, leaves are lips, baguettes are noses, the right side is never up, and the upside is never down. Inspired by the artwork of Rene Magritte, these whimsical, subversive illustrations mix everyday objects and words together in ways that are guaranteed to make children laugh and think.