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Roald Dahl

Sitting in a hut at the bottom of his garden, surrounded by odd bits and pieces such as a suitcase (used as a footrest), his own hipbone (which he'd had replaced) and a heavy ball of metal foil (made from years' worth of chocolate wrappers), Roald Dahl wrote some of the world's best-loved stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, The Witches, The BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox, James and the Giant Peach and lots more.

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  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Puffin
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 8+

    Roald Dahl's wicked sense of humour is perfectly in evidence in this marvellously imaginative classic story, which has been loved by generations of children. 

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Puffin
    Interest age: 5+
    Reading age: 7+

    This very special edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a treat for Roald Dahl fans both old and new

  • James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Puffin
    Interest age: 8-11
    Reading age: 8+

    Through a series of peculiar and magical happenings, James finds himself on an adventure inside a giant peach with a bunch of friendly giant insects for travelling companions.

  • Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary

    Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary

    Author: Roald Dahl
    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 8+

    This delightful dictionary is bright and colourful, crammed full of Roald Dahl magic and Quentin Blake drawings. It will  inspire any budding poets and writers, and make you want to read the classic books all over again.

  • Revolting Rhymes

    Revolting Rhymes

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Penguin
    Interest age: 5+
    Reading age: 7+

    This is an hilarious collection of some well-loved fairy tales, cleverly reinvented by Roald Dahl.

  • The BFG

    The BFG

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Jonathan Cape
    Interest age: 6-10
    Reading age: 7+

    The BFG stands for Big Friendly Giant, who unexpectedly spirits a little girl named Sophie out of bed, and into the land of the child-eating giants.

  • The Twits

    The Twits

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Puffin Books
    Interest age: 10+
    Reading age: 9+

    Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve!

  • The Witches

    The Witches

    Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake
    Publisher: Puffin
    Interest age: 9+
    Reading age: 9+

    Real witches disguise themselves as lovely ladies, when secretly they want to squish and squelch all the wretched children they despise.

  • The front cover of The Witches: The Graphic Novel

    The Witches: The Graphic Novel

    Author: Roald Dahl and Pénélope Bagieu
    Publisher: Scholastic
    Interest age: 9-11
    Reading age: 8+

    Pénélope Bagieu updates Roald Dahl's classic story in this brilliant graphic novel, bursting with character and full of fun.

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