Books by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox—Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
Mr. Fox's ingenuity saves all the digging animals from starvation when they are trapped underground by three mean farmers, Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Read by the author. Book available.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
Mr. Fox's ingenuity saves all the digging animals from starvation when they are trapped underground by three mean farmers.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief--it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him, but now Boggis, Bunce, and Bean have joined forces, and they've concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all. What they don't know is they're not dealing with just any fox. Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender, and he just happens to have a fantastic plan of his own . . .
This special edition of Roald Dahl's beloved story has a beautiful full-color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don’t know is that they’re not dealing with just any fox–Mr. Fox would never surrender. But only the most fantastic plan ever can save him now.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including red interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG. Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox—Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now.
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George's Marvelous Medicine
by Roald Dahl
Convinced his grumpy grandmother is really a witch, George makes an unusual mixture that brings about surprising changes in her
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George's Marvelous Medicine
by Roald Dahl
A taste of her own medicine.
George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma's in for the surprise of her life—and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
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George's Marvelous Medicine
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including color interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda comes the story of a not-so-lovely grandma, a boy, and a magical medicine.
George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her chronic grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma’s in for the surprise of her life–and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way, in the beloved story that includes movie stills from the upcoming film starring Johnny Depp. Original.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Celebrate fifty years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with this gorgeous, full-color gift edition.
Brimming with Quentin Blake’s vibrant full-color artwork, this wonderful anniversary edition is perfect for longtime Roald Dahl fans or readers discovering him for the very first time. With its oversized pages and beautiful design, it’s an ideal book for family sharing—and a go-to gift for birthdays and holidays.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Fifty years ago, Roald Dahl created a world that captured the imagination of millions of readers, and a boy who captured their hearts. Now featuring an introduction by award-winning author Jon Scieszka, this special edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is perfect for longtime Roald Dahl fans, or for any reader discovering him for the very first time.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Matilda and The BFG!
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
This special edition of Roald Dahl's beloved story has a beautiful full color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside - including our hero, Charlie Bucket. With his golden ticket in hand, Charlie is ready for the wildest time of his life!
Amazing pop-up visuals, lift-the-flaps, pull tabs, and more bring Roald Dahl's timeless classic to life in a scrumdiddlyumptious new way that's sure to amaze kids of all ages!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Amazon Editors recommend this book for readers who enjoy chapter books with more complexity or entry-level middle grade novels.
Celebrate fifty years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
First published in 1964 with whimsical illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory became an instant classic. Now this special commemorative edition brings back Schindelman’s beloved original illustrations. Perfect for old fans and new fans alike, it’s sure to become a treasured family favorite.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition features a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including plum-colored interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of The BFG and Matilda comes the story of Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, and his infamous chocolate factory.
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormous boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
The inspiration for the major motion picture musical prequel, Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, and Hugh Grant
This stunning deluxe edition of Roald Dahl’s beloved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features:
• A new introduction by Lev Grossman, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians
• Cover art by the award-winning cartoonist Ivan Brunetti
• The original interior art from the 1964 first edition
• French flaps and deckle-edged paper
Twice turned into a feature film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a delectable classic about a child’s dreams and the eccentric chocolate-maker who makes them come true. When Willy Wonka’s hallowed chocolate factory holds a worldwide contest awarding tours to the lucky, five children emerge as winners, including a glutton, a gum-chewing nitwit, a spoiled brat, and a TV addict. Only Charlie Bucket, the story’s earnest hero, stands to win the exotic riches of Wonka’s empire—if he avoids the pitfalls of his fellow contestants and stays true to his heart. Ingenious and entertaining, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a true modern classic by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
From the author of The BFG and Matilda!
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!
But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times
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Charlie & Chocolate Factory movie picture book
by Roald Dahl
A brand-new picture book features a revised text and full-color movie art throughout, capturing all the chocolatey goodness of the film and making the author's classic text accessible to even the youngest readers. Original.
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Matilda
The classic story from Roald Dahl, about an exceptional young girl with extraordinary powers. Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
This beloved Roald Dahl title is now available in a gorgeous hardcover classic edition.
Matilda is a brilliant and sensitive child, but her parents think of her only as a nuisance. When one day she is attacked by her odious headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, Matilda suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to avenge herself!
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Matilda
This collectable hardcover edition features a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including blue interior text and illustrations!
The classic story from Roald Dahl, about an exceptional young girl with extraordinary powers. Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes the story of girl with extraordinary abilities. Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review
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Matilda
The classic story from Roald Dahl, about an exceptional young girl with extraordinary powers. Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
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Matilda
Mary Shelley wrote Matilda not long after the phenomenal success of her first novel, Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus (www.createspace.com/3683197). However, that publication did not carry her name until the second printing five years later. She sent the manuscript of Matilda to her father, William Godwin, who refused to return it to her, probably because of the intimation of incestuous feelings by a father to a daughter. Whether this was autobiographically based or not, readers would assume the worst. Over a hundred years would pass before Matilda would reach the public. Her parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, were famous radicals. Mary Wollstonecraft, an early feminist, died shortly after giving birth to Mary. Godwin did remarry, but his interests were with his equals rather than his daughter; he often entertained other leading writers and intellectuals, such as Charles Lamb, Coleridge, Hazlitt — and Percy Bysshe Shelley, whom she met when she was 14. At 16, the two of them eloped. On a stormy night on Lake Geneva, Dr. Polidori, Byron, and the Shelleys indulged in a contest to see who could come up with the scariest story — this was the era of the Gothic novel, vampires, and ghosts. And Mary Shelley had just lost her second child. Her contribution to the evening’s entertainment was soon turned into the novel Frankenstein, which was an immediate sensation. Innovative in its storyline rather than its style, Frankenstein is sometimes touted as the first true science fiction novel. The Shelleys lived together in various places in Europe for eight years, when Shelley died in a boating accident. Mary turned to writing novels to make her way. True to the Romantic tradition, the short novel Matilda explored human emotions in their depths. Family tragedy, loss, incest, total withdrawal—these themes would have been influenced by the her depression following the loss of her children in early childhood. Only one child would reach adulthood. This intimate story, and later novels were not to recapture the popular imagination as Frankenstein had. She would continue writing historical novels, romantic novels, a travel book, until she died at 54. Though her social concerns remained, her issues did not coincide with her father’s ideas. He is known as one of the first to articulate the doctrine of utilitarianism, and he wrote several novels, most notably Caleb Williams, which was written as a plea for social justice. She advocated cooperation rather than confrontation, social reform, vegetarianism, and, unlike her father, advocated for marriage—to which Shelley later agreed. How much of Mary Shelley do we see in this short novel? We can only guess. She grew up during the last days of Napoleon, in an era of ferment, radical thinking, new possibilities for women, and a burgeoning literature of gushing emotion we now call the Romantic Era (some traces of it remain in our cultural life). Two other novels of girls winning against odds are: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Benigna Machiavelli (www.createspace.com/4264375), a young precocious girl who manipulates events to vastly improve her family's chances of happiness. And a novel-length poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh (www.createspace.com/3812489)—a half-Italian orphan girl resists the temptation of an easy marriage to pursue a career as a writer.
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Matilda
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda!
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
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Matilda
A brand-new, completely illustrated, full-color edition of Roald Dahl's beloved classic Matilda with all-new artwork by illustrator Sarah Walsh.
Matilda has been adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
This is Roald Dahl's beloved Matilda like you have never seen her before! Celebrated for fighting for what is right and for standing up to bullies and injustice, Matilda is a five-year-old genius with horrible, mean parents. Fortunately, she has a great time giving them what they deserve. But at school she meets Miss Trunchbull: two hundred pounds of kid-hating headmistress. Giving Miss Trunchbull what she deserves will take a superhuman genius! Readers will delight in seeing Matilda become the hero of her own story.
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Matilda
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review
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Skin and Other Stories
by Roald Dahl
How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.
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The Witches
by Roald Dahl
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
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The Witches
by Roald Dahl
From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, The Witches is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.
Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!
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The Witches
by Roald Dahl
When the young hero of Roald Dahl's story is orphaned in an automobile accident, he is left in the care of his aged grandmother―a formidable cigar-smoking lady who happens to be a retired expert on dealing with witches. In spite of her warnings about how to spot these horrific creatures, her grandson accidentally wanders into the annual convocation of the witches of England―and overhears the horrifying plans in store for every child in the country. But before he can escape to reveal the witches' plot, he is captured and turned into a mouse. However, he is no ordinary mouse and this is no ordinary tale.
Along with a new introduction--in which James Patterson guarantees this book will "get kids addicted to reading!"--this thirtieth-anniversary edition includes photographs, reproductions of original manuscript pages, and a fascinating and funny reminiscence by editor Stephen Roxburgh on working with Roald Dahl.
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The Witches
by Roald Dahl
From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, The Witches is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. This edition has a special glow-in-the-dark cover.
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!
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The Witches
by Roald Dahl
A beautiful, collectible, hardcover edition of The Witches from the World's No. 1 Storyteller!
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.
Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!
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matilda
by Roald Dahl
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood, including summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood!
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!
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The Magic Finger
After pleading with the Greggs numerous times to stop hunting, an eight-year-old girl decides she has no other choice but to use her magic finger to turn the Gregg family into a pack of birds in order for them to learn an important lesson. Reprint.
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The Magic Finger
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes the story of a young girl with an incredible power!
To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems….
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Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II
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Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes an autobiographical account of his exploits as a World War II pilot!
Superb stories, daring deeds, fantastic adventures! Learn all about Roald Dahl's encounters with the enemy, his worldwide travels, the life-threatening injuries he sustained in a plane accident, and the rest of his sometimes bizarre, often unnerving, and always colorful adventures. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this fascinating man.
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
by Roald Dahl
On their way to the chocolate factory in the Great Glass Elevator, Mr. Wonka, Charlie, his parents and grandparents are suddenly thrust into space
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
by Roald Dahl
The sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, join your favorite characters on an intergalactic joyride!
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world's first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable adventure.
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including purple interior text and illustrations!
The sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, join your favorite characters on an intergalactic joyride!
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world's first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable adventure.
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The BFG
by Roald Dahl
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
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The BFG
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition features a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including color interior text and illustrations!
One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
“This warmhearted tall tale, published a year before Dahl picked up the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, artfully whisks readers away on a magical journey through London, Giant Country and beyond, to a realm of wild imagination.” --TIME Magazine
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The Twits
by Roald Dahl
The Twits are a devilishly disgusting pair who hate everything except vicious practical jokes, but the Muggle-Wump monkeys have had enough
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The Twits
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.
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The Twits
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including color interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda.
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything–except playing mean jokes on each other, catching unsuspecting birds to put in their bird pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. With the help of Roly-Poly Bird, they set out to get some well-deserved revenge.
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Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes
An amusing cookbook provides young readers of all ages easy-to-follow recipes to unusual but edible dishes, including Boiled Slobbages and Grobswitchy Cake. Reprint.
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's children's classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film). How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family, including Miss Spider, the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the Centipede (with his 21 pairs of gorgeous boots), is Dahl-icious fantasy at its best"This newly-illustrated edition of an avowed children's favorite has all the makings of a classic match-up: Milne had Shepard, Carroll had Tenniel, and now Dahl has Smith...author and illustrator were made for each other, and it's of little consequence that it took almost 35 years for them to meet" --Kirkus.
From the Hardcover Library Binding edition.
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little—in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects—a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.
"All the gruesome imagery of old-fashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight." —Kirkus Reviews
"A stunning book, to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy." —The Chicago Tribune
"The most original fantasy that has been published in a long time...[it] may well become a classic." —San Francisco Chronicle. Note: There are 126 numbered pages in this book but a total of 144 pages
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this special edition of Roald Dahl's beloved story has a beautiful full color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art.
James Trotter loses his parents in a horrible accident and is forced to live-miserably-with his two wicked aunts. Then James is given some magic crystals that give him hope. But when he accidentally spills these crystals on an old peach tree, strange things begin to happen. A peach starts to grow and grow until James is able to climb inside and escape his awful aunts! And through this adventure, he makes some interesting friends, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider, and Centipede, and finally finds a place where he belongs.
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including peach-colored interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes the story of a young boy on a magical adventure. After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
A stunning 50th-anniversary deluxe edition of Roald Dahl’s beloved James and the Giant Peach, featuring
—a new introduction by Aimee Bender, the New York Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
—cover art by the award-winning cartoonist Jordan Crane
—the original interior art from the 1961 first edition
—French flaps and deckle-edged paper
James and the Giant Peach is a perennial bestseller about a boy’s magical journey across the sea, by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. When James, a boy stuck living with his cantankerous aunts, is given magic crystals by a sympathetic wizard, he accidentally drops them at the foot of the peach tree outside his house, causing one of the fruits to grow the size of a house. Inside he finds oversized insects who promise him deliverance from his aunts, and soon the giant peach is rolling downhill, bound for the Atlantic Ocean and beyond on a magnificent adventure that will take James and his new friends far indeed.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.
One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!
Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more!
“James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine
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Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics)
by Roald Dahl
Now a musical on Broadway and streaming on Netflix!
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review
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Roald Dahl Gift Set: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Fantastic Mr. Fox, & James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
Four of the author's most beloved, best-selling books--Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, James and the Giant Peach, and Fantastic Mr. Fox--are packaged together in one gift set for longtime fans and newcomers alike. Original.
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Vile Verses
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is best remembered as the author of many well-loved children’s stories. But he was also the creator of some astonishingly imaginative, outrageous, and wonderfully disgusting verses. From oozing grobes to slimy slugs, this extraordinary collection is bursting with Dahl’s poems, verses, and songs. And with full-color original illustrations from a distinguished group of more than twenty artists, including Quentin Blake,William Joyce, and Lane Smith, this lavish volume is a must-have for any Dahl fan’s library.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Sticker Book
by Roald Dahl
Join Charlie Bucket, Mike Teavee, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Augustus Gloop as they tour Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory in this sticker book based on the brand-new movie adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic tale by Tim Burton. Kids will love using the stickers to complete the movie scene photos inside!
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes
by Roald Dahl, Felicity Dahl, Josie Fison
Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows? Now theres a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Roald Dahl's other books, with easy, step-by-step recipes that range from the delectable to the truly revolting. Quentin Blake's illustrations combine with full-color photographs of the luscious results to perfectly capture Roald Dahls wicked sense of fun.
"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." --Publishers Weekly
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BFG, The
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryand Matilda!
One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
“This warmhearted tall tale, published a year before Dahl picked up the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, artfully whisks readers away on a magical journey through London, Giant Country and beyond, to a realm of wild imagination.” --TIME Magazine
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Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.
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Danny the Champion of the World
by Roald Dahl
This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including color interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda comes the story of a boy, his dad, and a daring expedition. Just as important, it’s the story of the love between a father and his son.
Danny has a life that any boy would love—his home is a caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.
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The Minpins
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda!
Billy's mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So, one day, he does exactly that! There Billy meets the amazing Minpins, tiny people who live inside the hollow trees.
But the Minpins are in danger. The terrible, galloping Gruncher stalks the forest, and the Minpins are disappearing in their thousands. Can Billy find a way to destroy the hungry beast, once and for all--or will it gobble him up too?
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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company certainly doesn't. They don’t need a pail, either, because they have a pelican with a bucket-sized beak. With a monkey to do the washing and Billy as their manager, this business is destined for success. Now they have their big break—a chance to clean all 677 windows of the Hampshire House, owned by the richest man in all of England! That’s exciting enough, but along the way there are surprises and adventures beyond their wildest window-washing dreams.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Movie Tie-in Edition
by Roald Dahl
Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family.
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Revolting Rhymes
by Roald Dahl
Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darkly comic twists to six favorite tales in this irreverent and hilarious collection!
Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Complete with rambunctious rhymes and a must-read surprise ending.
Featured stories: Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and the WOlf, and The Three Little Pigs
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Esio Trot
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else—Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn’t even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman’s heart is through her tortoise.
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Roald Dahl magical gift set
by Roald Dahl
Four of Roald Dahl's most beloved bestselling books are together in one box!
Charlie and Willy Wonka, Mr. Fox, and even James and his giant peach are available in this beautifully packaged gift set. All of the books are charmingly illustrated by Quentin Blake. This Roald Dahl gift set is the perfect gift for longtime fans and newcomers alike!
In this fun-filled box set you'll find:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
James and the Giant Peach
Fantastic Mr. Fox
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The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! This picture book has a beautiful full-color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art.
The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!
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The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! This picture book has a beautiful full-color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art.
The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!
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The Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG, featuring a full-color interior!
The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry—and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can! His is sure that his “secret plans and clever tricks” cannot be foiled. But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his wicked schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won’t soon forget.
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More About Boy
by Roald Dahl
More About Boy is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood, as told in Boy, featuring never-before-seen material from behind the scenes, and some of the secrets he left out. Enjoy tales of sweet shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot--the inspiration for some of the world-famous, bestselling books he would eventually write. This stunning new edition includes some wonderful and strange things that have NEVER been seen before! Some funny, some frightening--all true.
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Boy and Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's personal stories together in one edition!
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course! Boy includes tales of sweetshops and chocolate, mean old ladies, and the Great Mouse Plot. And then Going Solo tells of how, when he grew up, Roald Dahl left England for Africa and later went flying with the Royal Air Force.
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The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets
by Roald Dahl
Secrets and surprises from Roald Dahl!
Feast your eyes on a secret! Between these covers is a long-lost chapter—and the original ending—from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other delicious never-before-seen tidbits from Mr. Wonka's factory. Then slip into some tasty tales from Roald Dahl's life to discover more about the world's No. 1 storyteller. No Roald Dahl collection is complete without this splendiferous treat!
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Matilda: Broadway Tie-In
by Roald Dahl
The classic story from Roald Dahl, about an exceptional young girl with extraordinary powers. Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
by Roald Dahl
Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a Netflix Original film!
Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly
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Switch Bitch
by Roald Dahl
“Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable.” —The Daily Telegraph
In Switch Bitch, four tales of seduction and suspense are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Topping and tailing this collection are “The Visitor” and “Bitch,” stories featuring Dahl’s notorious hedonist Oswald Hendryks Cornelius (or plain old Uncle Oswald) whose exploits are frequently as extraordinary as they are scandalous. In the middle, meanwhile, are “The Great Switcheroo” and “The Last Act,” two stories exploring a darker side of desire and pleasure. In the black comedies of Switch Bitch Roald Dahl brilliantly captures the ins and outs, highs and lows of sex.
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play Roald Dahl’s Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Over 50 years after their original publication, Roald Dahl’s stories continue to make readers shiver today.
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My Uncle Oswald (Expect the Unexpected)
by Roald Dahl
Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl's most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . . Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . . 'Raunchy and cheeky entertainment' Sunday Express 'Immense fun' Daily Telegraph Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
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Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem
by Roald Dahl
Pranks, tricks, mischief, and more in this ideal companion book to Roald Dahl's beloved novels!
Professional tricksters put your cunning to the test. Inside this wicked little book you'll find step-by-step instructions for making mischief and mayhem as well as outrageous jokes, fiendish quizzes, and a few smelly surprises. Includes extracts from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Witches, and more. Like The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets, this book is a wonderful complement to Roald Dahl novels, with tons of great extras fans will love. It’s the perfect way to complete your Dahl collection!
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Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
by Roald Dahl
Who better to investigate the literary spirit world than that supreme connoisseur of the unexpected? From the author of such beloved books as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Witches comes a collection of spooky tales carefully curated by the author himself, Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories.
Of the many permutations of the macabre or bizarre, Dahl was always especially fascinated by the classic ghost story. As he relates in the erudite introduction to this volume, he read some 749 supernatural tales at the British Museum Library before selecting the 14 that comprise this anthology. "Spookiness is, after all, the real purpose of the ghost story," Dahl writes. "It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts."
For this superbly disquieting collection, Dahl offers favorite tales by such masterful storytellers as E. F. Benson, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Rosemary Timperley, and Edith Wharton.
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Matilda's Fantastically Fine Notebook
by Roald Dahl
Explore the magic and brilliance of Matilda in this exciting interactive notebook based on Roald Dahl's classic story!
In Roald Dahl's classic story, Matilda is a brilliant and sensitive five-year-old girl who uses magic and wit to stand up to her indifferent parents and her school's cruel headmistress. Now, dive into Matilda's world of books and magic with this interactive full-color journal. Explore all of the things that spark your curiosity and inspire your creativity! Featuring Quentin Blake's famous illustrations and excerpts from Dahl's original text, this journal is the perfect space to continue Matilda's adventures.
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The Marvelous Matilda Sticker and Activity Book
by Roald Dahl
Add your own magic to the story of Matilda with this sticker activity book based on Roald Dahl's beloved classic tale!
Readers of all ages have loved Roald Dahl's Matilda since it was first published in 1988. Matilda—a quietly brilliant five-year-old bookworm—discovers she has amazing magical abilities, and uses them to save her school from the tyranny of its terrible headmistress. This sticker and activity book is filled with drawing and coloring activities, and plenty of puzzles and games to help readers relive Matilda's wonderful story. Quentin Blake's classic illustrations and two sheets of fun stickers round out this extraordinary activity book.
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The BFG Mad Libs
Based on the beloved Roald Dahl children's book!
From the Blood Bottler to nice little chiddlers, our BFG Mad Libs (or Big Friendly Giant, for those who don't know!) has 21 stories inspired by this beloved classic.
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Wonderful, Wicked, and Whizzpopping: The Stories, Characters, and Inventions of Roald Dahl
by Roald Dahl
An interactive introduction and fresh new look at Roald Dahl's world and characters! This collectable book includes 4 booklets, 3 flaps, and 1 pull out letter.
A brilliant extension to Dahl's wonderful stories, this book gives fascinating insights into the characters and events from Roald Dahl's writing in a humorous, exciting and downright gloriumptious way. For the very first time, the stories behind the stories--like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda, and more--are brought to life in this brand new title. Inside, Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations are combined with imagined letters, artifacts and news clippings, and editing notes from Dahl himself, to bring all of Roald Dahl's characters alive. Whether you have read all of Roald Dahl's stories, or are just beginning to enjoy them, this is a great companion book that will help you delve even deeper into Roald Dahl's worlds!
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Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book
by Roald Dahl
Bursting with fantabulous fun, this sticker activity book includes story extracts from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Fantastic Mr. Fox
In this fantabulous sticker book, three Roald Dahl stories--Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Fantastic Mr. Fox--are told through short excerpts. Each story is followed by activities such as learning how to draw the familiar characters, games to play with others, and puzzles. Contains full-color spreads and Quentin Blake's original art from the books.
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Roald Dahl Whoppsy-Whiffling Joke Book
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is known for his humor! This joke book is an ideal companion to his beloved novels.
Roald Dahl's Whoppsy-Whiffling Joke Book is a collection of hundreds of great jokes that would make even the Trunchbull laugh! Inspired by Roald Dahl's wonderful world, these gigglesome gags are guaranteed to raise a chuckle from human beans young and old.
READER BEWARE: The jokes in this book may cause you to become the embodiment of the crying-laughing emoji. Side effects include, but are not limited to, stomach pain, tears of joy, falling off chairs, and flailing.
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James and the Giant Peach: The Scented Peach Edition
by Roald Dahl
From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.
One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins! This "peachy" scented edition is sure to bring readers along for the ride!
Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more!
“James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine
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The World of Roald Dahl Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game
by Roald Dahl, Hannah S. Campbell
Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about books by Roald Dahl!
Everyone knows about the BFG, but did you know about the Big Friendly NOUN? With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about Willy Wonka, Matilda, Mr. Fox, and the rest of Dahl's classic characters, World of Roald Dahl Mad Libs has something for everyone! Play alone, in a group, or at Wonka's Chocolate Factory! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER.
World of Roald Dahl Mad Libs includes:
- Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about Roald Dahl's most famous creations!
- Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.
- Fun with Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Golden Edition
by Roald Dahl
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!
But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times
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Never Grow Up
by Roald Dahl
A hilarious Roald Dahl story that celebrates staying young at heart, perfect for graduation and all of life's special moments!
What would happen if you never had to grow up? You never had to become a grown-up with all of the not-fun things that come with it. No vegetables, no jobs, and definitely no boredom.
A largely unexplored format in the world of Dahl, this picture book about staying young, adventurous, and curious is sure to enchant and engage fans of Roald Dahl, young and old.
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Matilda Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game
by Roald Dahl, Laura Macchiarola
Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about the world's most famous telekinetic: Matilda!
Build your very own version of "The Chokey," lined with broken PLURAL NOUN and ADJECTIVE nails! With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about tyrannical headmistresses, pigtails, and eating far too much chocolate cake, use your telekinetic powers in the world of Matilda! Play alone, in a group or in "The Chokey" itself! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER.
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Roald Dahl Colors
by Roald Dahl
Learn your colors with Roald Dahl, the World's No. 1 Storyteller!
This deluxe board book is the perfect way to learn about colors. Featuring beloved art created by Quentin Blake from Roald Dahl's classic books, this book is perfect for libraries, the youngest classrooms, and baby shower gifts to start a child's bookshelf.
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On the First Day of Christmas
by Roald Dahl
Count down the twelve days of Christmas with your favorite Roald Dahl characters in this sturdy board book!
On the first day of Christmas a chiddler gave to me...
...a simply enormous CROCODILE!
From golden tickets to fantastic foxes, this board book is perfect for introducing young readers to numbers and introducing the gloriumptious fun of Christmas.
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Wonka: The Official Movie Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game
Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about Wonka the movie, the amazing prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
Relive unforgettable PLURAL NOUN with Willy Wonka and your favorite characters from this NOUN-buster hit movie! With 21 “fill-in-the-blank” stories based on the magical world created by Roald Dahl, this book is sure to be your golden NOUN to laughter and fun! Play alone, in a group, or while singing in a swirling vat of melted sugar. Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER.
Wonka: The Official Movie Mad Libs includes:
- Silly stories: 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about this iconic chocolate maker!
- Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.
- Fun with friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
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Roald Dahl: Trick or Treat: With Lift-the-Flap Surprises!
by Roald Dahl
Celebrate Halloween with all your favorite Roald Dahl characters in this outrageously fun lift-the-flap board book!
Trick or treat! What will you find in this lift-the-flap? A pile of scrumptious sweets or stinky snozzcumber? Every page is filled with gloriumptious treats and disgusterous tricks, perfect for introducing children to the fun of Halloween.
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The Twits Next Door
by Roald Dahl, Chris Smith, Greg James
A new classic from the world of Roald Dahl!
When a moving van arrives next door to the Twits and Mr. and Mrs. Lovely get out, that’s bad enough. But it gets WORSE. . . Their two Lovely children, Ruff and Tumble, have moved in next door too. And the Twits HATE children. (Sorry if you are one. We don’t hate you, just to be clear.) The Twits decide the Lovelies MUST go. Even if it means some serious plotting, which involves: a hungry tiger, GIANT catapults, and LOTS of disgusting dog hair.
Will the horrible pair succeed in their dastardly plan? Or can the Lovelies out-trick the terrible Twits?
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The Twits Next Door
by Roald Dahl, Chris Smith, Greg James
A new classic from the world of Roald Dahl, now in paperback!
When a moving van arrives next door to the Twits and Mr. and Mrs. Lovely get out, that’s bad enough. But it gets WORSE. . . Their two Lovely children, Ruff and Tumble, have moved in next door too. And the Twits HATE children. (Sorry if you are one. We don’t hate you, just to be clear.) The Twits decide the Lovelies MUST go. Even if it means some serious plotting, which involves: a hungry tiger, GIANT catapults, and LOTS of disgusting dog hair.
Will the horrible pair succeed in their dastardly plan? Or can the Lovelies out-trick the terrible Twits?
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Wonka
by Roald Dahl
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Based on the major motion picture—an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor—Wonka introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time . . . proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
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Wonka
by Roald Dahl
Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world.
As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time.
But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic—along with some help from a few friends—to fulfill his destiny.
Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
This delicious tale of dreams, friendship, and chocolate is based on the major motion picture Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder. This edition of Wonka features brand-new illustrations by Emily Jones.
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The Big Friendly Doodle Book
by Roald Dahl
The BFG has charmed both children and parents since it was published over 30 years ago. Now, a new generation of readers can continue the adventures of Sophie and the BFG in this interactive doodle and activity book. Featuring Quentin Blake's famous illustrations, inspiring excerpts from Dahl's text, and colorful stickers, this book is the perfect space for children's imaginations to run wild.
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The BFG's Gloriumptious Journal
by Roald Dahl
Based on Roald Dahl's The BFG, this journal is the perfect place for imaginative children to record all their dreams and ideas. The pages of this journal feature Quentin Blake's art from the original story, and are full of fun writing and drawing prompts to help spark readers' imaginations. Whether they're inventing new recipes for snozzcumbers, or describing the contents of the BFG's bottled dreams, children will have hours of enjoyment with Sophie and the BFG.
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Beware the Witches!: A Sticker and Activity Book
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's The Witches has filled readers of all ages with both terror and delight since it was first published. This sticker and activity book includes excerpts from the book along with drawing and coloring activities, puzzles, games, and plenty of witch-spotting tips to keep readers safe! Quentin Blake's classic illustrations and two sheets of fun stickers round out this frighteningly fun activity book.
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The Witches: The Graphic Novel
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's darkly funny masterpiece, The Witches, now available as a graphic novel from Eisner Award-winning artist Pénélope Bagieu!
Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world -- and there's nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country!This full-color graphic novel edition of Roald Dahl's The Witches, adapted and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Pénélope Bagieu, is the first-ever Dahl story to appear in this format. Graphic novel readers and Roald Dahl fans alike will relish this dynamic new take on a uniquely funny tale.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game
Fans of the classic children's novel and Broadway musical will love our Mad Libs! It's scrumdiddlyumptious!
It's been over 50 years since the original publication of Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but this beloved classic is more popular than ever. Kids and adults will love interacting with Charlie, Veruca, Augustus, and of course Willy Wonka in a whole new way by filling in the blanks of the 21 stories inside this book. It's a journey almost as magical as Wonka's chocolate factory! Almost.
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Dream Big and Other Life Lessons from the Enormous Crocodile
by Roald Dahl
A darkly funny gift book based on Roald Dahl's beloved story The Enormous Crocodile, featuring art by Quentin Blake.
The Enormous Crocodile has been employing "secret plans and clever tricks" for years, hoping to one day score his favorite meal: a juicy little child. And finally, he shares his wit and wisdom with a world hungry for his sage advice. Find out all of our devious villain's tips and advice in this grim, but humorous gift book perfect for fans of All My Friends Are Dead. And with Quentin Blake's illustrations, this full-color book will have readers plotting their own clever tricks in no time.
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Where's Wonka?: A Search-and-Find Book
by Roald Dahl
Find the five golden tickets, Oompa Loompas, a square candy that looks round, and Mr. Willy Wonka himself!
Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory is opening at last, and only five lucky children will be allowed inside! Follow Charlie Bucket and Grandpa George around the chocolate factory as you search for fun finds like toffee apple trees, Veruca Salt, the five golden tickets, rainbow drops, and more. Where’s Wonka: A Search-and-Find Book is filled with scrumptious finds that fans of the famous chocolate factory will love!
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Charlie's Gobstoppingly Great Sticker Activity Book
by Roald Dahl
Packed with stickers, puzzles, and games, this activity book is filled with wonderful things--just like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory!
Bring all the amazing sights, sounds, and smells of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory to life in this fun-filled sticker activity book. Just like Wonka's own Inventing Room, readers can let their imaginations run wild on the page! This book includes Quentin Blake's colorful art and excerpts from Roald Dahl's beloved story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Charlie y la fabrica de chocolate (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) (Alfaguara) (Spanish Edition)
Charlie's tour through Willie Wonka's chocolate factory reveals marvelous creations more intriguing and delicious than Charlie had ever imagined. One of the most popular titles in juvenile literature, this selection was also listed as an ALA Notable Book.
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MATILDA (Spanish Edition)
by Roald Dahl
Matilda es genial. Sin haber cumplido los cinco años ha leído ya a numerosos autores y atesora unos asombrosos conocimientos. Sus mediocres padres, sin embargo, la consideran una inútil. Por eso decide desquitarse. Y cuando empieza a ir a la escuela y se enfrenta a la terrible señorita Trunchbull, entonces la niña hace algo maravilloso...
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Matilda: The Chocolate Cake Edition
by Roald Dahl
One of Roald Dahl's most loved stories, now available in a newly designed scented package which smells like chocolate!
Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG comes the story of a girl with extraordinary abilities. Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." --The New York Times Book Review
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Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Coloring Adventure
by Roald Dahl
A scrumptiously fun coloring book perfect for fans of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Color in Willy Wonka, Oompa Loompas, Everlasting Gobstoppers, and more! This coloring book has 32 pages packed with gloriumptious fun, perfect for road trips, flights, and rainy days!
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Marvelously Magnificent Mad Libs: Over 60 Roald Dahl Stories in One!
by Roald Dahl, Mad Libs
Mad Libs is the world’s greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh!
Including over 60 stories from Matilda Mad Libs, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mad Libs, and The Witches Mad Libs, this book is packed with fun in the world of Roald Dahl! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER.
This book includes:
- Silly stories: Over 60 “fill-in-the-blank” stories about your favorite Roald Dahl characters!
- Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills.
- Fun with friends: Each Mad Libs is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories!
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Billy and the Minpins
by Roald Dahl
One of Dahl's beloved stories available for the first time in novel format and newly illustrated by Quentin Blake!
Billy's mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So, one day, he does exactly that! There Billy meets the amazing Minpins, tiny people who live inside the hollow trees.
But the Minpins are in danger. The terrible, galloping Gruncher stalks the forest, and the Minpins are disappearing in their thousands. Can Billy find a way to destroy the hungry beast, once and for all--or will it gobble him up too?
Illustrated by Quentin Blake for the first time, Billy and the Minpins is a new interpretation of Roald Dahl's very last story (originally published in 1991) and marks nearly forty years of their magical collaboration.
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The BFG: Illustrated by Quentin Blake (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series)
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's beloved novel hits the big screen in July 2016 in a major motion picture adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg from Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures.
When Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), she fears she will be eaten. But instead the two join forces to vanquish the nine other far less gentle giants who threaten to consume earth’s children. This beautiful hardcover gift edition of Dahl's classic features the original illustrations by Quentin Blake, as well as a silk ribbon marker, acid-free paper, gilt stamping on a full-cloth cover, decorative endpapers, and a sewn binding.
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Matilda: Be Outrageous: Big Ideas from a Small Girl
by Roald Dahl
Am I a phenomenon? It is quite possible that you are.
Reimagine Dahl's beloved classic in this gorgeous, hand-lettered gift book perfect for Matilda fans of all ages! Featuring the best and brightest lines from Roald Dahl's magical story, this book displays the iconic quotes in whimsical and artful calligraphy, while reminding readers to be, first and foremost, outrageous!
Highly illustrated, with quotes, lines, and passages from one of Roald Dahl's most beloved books, this gift book presents a whole lot of big ideas from one precocious little girl. Each spread features the most memorable lines from Matilda, rendering them in gorgeous and whimsical calligraphy -- making this a must-have for any Dahl collection!
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Dirty Beasts
by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's inimitable style and humor shine in this picture book collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals.
From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the characters created by Dahl in these timeless rhymes. This picture book edition is perfect for reading aloud and makes Quentin Blake's celebrated illustrations even more enjoyable.
"Will elicit a loud 'Yuck.' In other words, children will love them." -- Children's Book Review Service
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Tales of the Unexpected
by Roald Dahl
Includes the story "Poison," soon to be a short film from Wes Anderson on Netflix
In this collection of stories, Dahl tantalizes, amuses, and sometimes terrifies readers about what lurks beneath the ordinary. • “With the inventive power of a Thomas Edison and the imagination of a Lewis Carroll . . . Roald Dahl is a wizard of comedy and the grotesque, an artist with a marvelously topsy-turvy sense of the ridiculous in life.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer
Included in this collection are such notorious gems of the bizarre as “The Second Machine,” “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “Neck,” and “The Landlady.” Other stories explore: A wine connoisseur with an infallible palate and a sinister taste in wagers. A decrepit old man with a masterpiece tattooed on his back. A voracious adventuress, a gentle cuckold, and a garden sculpture that becomes an instrument of sadistic vengeance. Social climbers who climb a bit too quickly. Philanderers whose deceptions are a trifle too ornate. Impeccable servants whose bland masks slip for one vertiginous instant.
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The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
by Roald Dahl
“My name is Eel, Robert Eel. I am the new rotsap of Nibbleswicke. Dog help me!”
The Reverend Lee is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia. It affects only his speech, and he doesn’t realize he’s doing it, but the parishioners of Nibbleswicke are shocked and confused by seemingly outrageous comments.
At last a cure is found and the mild-mannered vicar can resume normal service. Or at least as normal as is possible for a man who must walk backwards to be sure of taking forwards!
A highly comic tale in the best Dahl tradition of craziness, written for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute.
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Matilda (Colección Roald Dahl) (Spanish Edition)
by Roald Dahl
Matilda es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil.
Matilda es una ávida lectora de solo cinco años. Sensible e inteligente, todos la admiran menos sus mediocres padres, que la consideran una inútil. Además, tiene poderes extraños y maravillosos... Un día, Matilda decide liberarse y empieza a emplearlos contra la abominable y cruel señorita Trunchbull.
Más de 17 millones de ejemplares vendidos en el mundo.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
"The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda!
Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
"Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." —The New York Times Book Review
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The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka
by Roald Dahl
A dazzling volume containing two classic Roald Dahl novels!
Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka have been children's favorites for generations. Now their two books are available in one stunning edition! In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the gates of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory are opening at last . . . and only five children will be allowed inside. And then in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Charlie and Willy Wonka are back in a fantastic journey to outer space.
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Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)
by Roald Dahl
Includes the stories "Poison" and "The Ratcatcher," soon to be short films from Wes Anderson on Netflix
The only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl’s stories for adults, the Collected Stories amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller. • “An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail . . . are the first strengths of Dahl’s storytelling.”—NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Later known for his immortal children’s books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG, Dahlalso had a genius for adult short fiction, which he wrote throughout his life. Whether fictionalizing his dramatic exploits as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II or concocting the ingeniously plotted fables that were dramatized on television as Tales of the Unexpected, Dahl was brilliant at provoking in his readers the overwhelming desire to know what happens next—and at satisfying that desire in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable.
Filled with devilish plot twists, his tales display a tantalizing blend of macabre humor and the absurdly grotesque. From “The Landlady,” about an unusual boardinghouse that features a small but very permanent clientele, to “Pig,” a brutally funny look at vegetarianism, to “Man from the South,” in which a fanatical gambler does his betting with hammer, nails, and a butcher’s knife, Dahl’s creations amuse and shock us in equal measure, gleefully reminding us of what might lurk beneath the surface of the ordinary.
Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.
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The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
by Roald Dahl
Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius.
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Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
by Roald Dahl
I guess you think you know this story.
You don’t. The real one’s much more gory.
The phoney one, the one you know,
Was cooked up years and years ago. . . .
With his famous wicked humor and the cunning of a big bad wolf, master storyteller and satirist Roald Dahl retells his six favorite fairy tales. Get ready for Dahl’s diabolical version of what really happened to Cinderella, Goldilocks, the Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood.
This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Poetry) in Appendix B.
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The BFG Movie Tie-In
by Roald Dahl
The tie-in edition to the major motion picture adaptation from Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks Studios!
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda!
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The Witches: The Mouse and the Mouse-Maker
by Roald Dahl
Wondering how one boy and his grandmother can take on a whole hotel full of horrible witches? Find out in this reader featuring a mini story perfect for Dahl fans!
Grandmamma loves to tell stories about witches, and her grandson always listens carefully to her tales. But he never expects to have them come true right before his eyes until he encounters the terrifying Grand High Witch! Can he and Grandmamma concoct the right plan to keep the witches from turning all the children in the world into mice? Read along and discover the daring adventures of one brave boy-mouse!
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The Witches: The Mouse and the Mouse-Maker
by Roald Dahl
Wondering how one boy and his grandmother can take on a whole hotel full of horrible witches? Find out in this reader featuring a mini story perfect for Dahl fans!
Grandmamma loves to tell stories about witches, and her grandson always listens carefully to her tales. But he never expects to have them come true right before his eyes until he encounters the terrifying Grand High Witch! Can he and Grandmamma concoct the right plan to keep the witches from turning all the children in the world into mice? Read along and discover the daring adventures of one brave boy-mouse!
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Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil.
El señor Wonka, dueño de la magnífica fábrica de chocolate, ha escondido cinco billetes de oro en sus chocolatinas. Quienes los encuentren serán los elegidos para visitar la fábrica. Charlie tiene la fortuna de encontrar uno de esos billetes y, a partir de ese momento, su vida cambiará para siempre.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!
But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: They All Come Out in the Wash
by Roald Dahl
Wondering what happened to the other children who toured the chocolate factory with Charlie? Find out in this reader featuring a mini story perfect for Dahl fans.
While Charlie went on to win the chocolate factory, Augustus, Violet, Veruca, and Mike were still stuck inside, having lost the competition at various points in dramatic ways. From the Chocolate Room to the Nut Room to eventually making it out, discover how the other four competitors spent their day in the factory and see if they learned any lessons along the way.
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The BFG - El gran gigante bonachón / The BFG
by Roald Dahl
¡UNA SUPERPRODUCCIÓN DE LOS CREADORES DE E.T. Y EL AUTOR DE MATILDA Y DE CHARLIE Y LA FÁBRICA DE CHOCOLATE! Nuestro amigo el gigante no es un gigante rompehuesos cualquiera...Es demasiado amable y desordenado. Y eso es una suerte enorme para la pequeña Sofía, porque si cualquiera de los otros gigantes se la hubiera llevado en mitad de la noche, pronto se habría convertido en su desayuno. Cuando Sofía oye que los gigantes se van a ir de una galopada a Inglaterra para zamparse a unos cuantos mocosos muy apetitosos, ¡ella y su amigo el gigante deciden detenerlos de una vez y por todas!
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg! Starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, and Adam Godley.
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
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Lamb to the Slaughter
by Roald Dahl
No author perfected the twist in the tale better than Roald Dahl. His stories - many of which were filmed as Tales of the Unexpected - take us into a world that is shocking, cruelly funny and always has a sinister edge. What if plants could feel pain? What kind of father would bet his daughter in a wager? And what is the secret behind that delicious lamb dinner...?
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Marvelously Revolting Recipes
by Roald Dahl
Learn to cook like Willy Wonka with a new cookbook with recipes from classic Roald Dahl books!
From Willy Wonka’s scrumptious candy to Matilda’s chocolate cake, Roald Dahl has been creating mouth-watering food in his books for decades. Now there is a brand-new cookbook featuring fifty recipes, all referenced in the beloved works of Dahl--from James and the Giant Peach to The Twits.
Young chefs can make their own:
-Wormy Spaghetti (The Twits)
-Dandyprats (James and the Giant Peach)
-Bean's Cider (Fantastic Mr. Fox)
-Hair Cream (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
-And more creative recipes like Licorice Bootlaces or Jellied Gnats.
Adults and children alike will delight in the silliness and deliciousness of these recipes, all while revisiting some of their favorite Roald Dahl tales!
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Matilda: Matilda's Miracles
by Roald Dahl
Curious about the connections between Matilda and Miss Agatha Trunchbull? Discover more in this reader featuring a mini story perfect for Dahl fans!
Matilda Wormwood had always been an extraordinary girl: smart, kind, courageous, and ready to take on new challenges despite the shortcomings of her parents. When she enters school for the first time, Matilda is faced with her toughest challenge yet – dealing with Miss Agatha Trunchbull, the school’s horrifying headmistress. Read along and explore the ups, downs, and magical mishaps between Matilda and Miss Trunchbull in this reader!
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Matilda's Jokes for Awesome Kids
by Roald Dahl
What do you get if you add 25 and 917, then subtract 765 and divide the answer by 33?
A headache. (Unless you're Matilda!)
Matilda's Jokes for Awesome Kids would even make the Trunchbull laugh!
Narrated by Matilda herself, this joke book is stuffed full of gigglesome gags, silly puns, brain-tickling riddles, and the Trunchbull's favorite insults, guaranteed to raise a chuckle from human beans young and old.
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Roald Dahl: Phizz-Whizzing Christmas Book
by Roald Dahl
It's time to celebrate the holidays with all your favorite Roald Dahl characters!
Christmas is the most fizz-whopping time of the year, filled with grand feasts, good tidings, and gifts that make you feel like you won a golden ticket. Celebrate the holidays with this delightfully festive gift book!
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The Twits The Stinky Edition
by Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.
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The Twits: Trouble in Triperot!
COMING SOON TO NETFLIX: Meet some of the characters and follow the exciting adventure of Netflix's film The Twits, inspired by the characters of Roald Dahl!
Who are the Twits, and can two brave kids thwart their terrible schemes with the help of some new friends? This storybook has all the exciting details from the global Netflix movie inspired by the characters of Roald Dahl's The Twits!
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Revolting Rhymes: Cinderella
by Roald Dahl
The classic fairy tale as retold by the World's No. 1 Storyteller, Roald Dahl!
After Cinderella leaves her glass slipper behind at the ball, one of her conniving step-sisters has a plan to trick the prince into falling in love with her, not Cinderella. But maybe Cinderella doesn't want to be with a man who chooses his life partner based on her footwear; maybe Cinderella wants something more for herself!
With brand-new and wickedly funny illustrations, this splendiferous rhyming picture book is perfect for kids who like their fairy tales with a bit of sharpness to them--and lots of laughs. Told in Dahl's signature zany tone with the wit and bite that millions have loved for over fifty years, this Cinderella story is unlike any you've read before.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox: An Invitation to a Fox's Feast
by Roald Dahl
Follow this fantastic fox as he outwits the farmers to prepare a feast for his family!
This delightful leveled reader adapts the classic tale of a clever fox and his forest neighbors for young readers.
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Roald Dahl: How to Have An Eggstraordinary Easter
Get ready to celebrate Easter with all your favorite Roald Dahl characters in this eggcellent gift book!
From hunting for Easter eggs to learning all the ways you can enjoy eating delicious chocolate, this gift book is perfect for Roald Dahl fans to put in their Easter baskets!
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