Books by Roald Dahl

Book SynopsisMATILDA WORMWOOD is a genius - her brain fizzes and bubbles with brilliance. She outwits her gruesome parents, and even her terrifying head teacher, the monstrous Miss Trunchbull.Now, YOU TOO can baffle, bewilder and bamboozle your friends and family! ASTOUND them with feats of calculation, scientific miracles, incredible creativity and fiendishly clever tricks, all with simple, step-by-step instructions.Inspired by ROALD DAHL''S terrific tale MATILDA, this is the perfect book for budding brainboxes everywhere!

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Book SynopsisWhat 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 Clever 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 favourite insults- guaranteed to raise a chuckle from human beans young and old.

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Book SynopsisInspired by Roald Dahl''s spine-tingling story The Witches, we present the ultimate guide to witch-spotting, stuffed with fun activities, stories, jokes and more!Witches are hiding everywhere in plain sight and want to rid the world of smelly children like YOU! ''For all you know, a witch might be living next door to you right now . . .''It''s tricky to spot them because they look so ORDINARY. They have ORDINARY jobs, live in ORDINARY houses and wear ORDINARY clothes. That''s what makes them so hard to catch . . .This book is the ultimate guide to bringing down witch-kind, packed with activities, extracts from the original story, games and bonus material.

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Penguin.Presenting a giganticus new reading of Roald Dahl''s The Witches, read by the hugely talented comedian Lolly Adefope. This immersive audiobook is bursting with ree-volting sound effects, dynamic sound design, and original music composed by Rusty Bradshaw.This is a story about REAL WITCHES.Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people.But they are far from ORDINARY . . .The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear.That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . .Listen to The Witches and other fantastical Roald Dahl audiobooks including:George''s Marvellous Medicine, read by Romesh Ranganathan.James and the Giant Peach, read by James Acaster.Matilda, read by Kate Winsle

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Book SynopsisThe perfect Easter gift for chocolate-loving chiddlers!Easter Eggs are scrumptious!Every chiddler knows that''s true.But have you ever heardThat you can eat them all year through...?Discover the delumptious fun to be had with your chocolate eggs in this licky, sticky celebration of Easter! Inspired by the wonderful world of Roald Dahl, this rhyming board book has flaps and shiny eggs inside!Look out for more marvellous board books for Roald Dahl fans:Roald Dahl: On the First Day of ChristmasRoald Dahl: My Mum is MagnificentRoald Dahl: My Dad is FantasticRoald Dahl: Lift-the-flap Hide and Seek

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Book SynopsisHave fun learning first words with your favourite Dahl characters in this big, bold board book!Chiddlers will have splendiferous fun learning their first words with the help of this sturdy, colourful board book. Look under the flaps to find your favourite characters and some extra gobblefunking words invented by Roald Dahl himself!Look out for more marvellous board books for titchy toddlers:Roald Dahl: WordsRoald Dahl: ShapesRoald Dahl: ColoursRoald Dahl: ABCRoald Dahl: 123Roald Dahl: OppositesRoald Dahl: Animal SoundsRoald Dahl: Lift-the-flap Hide and SeekRoald Dahl: Trick or Treat

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Book SynopsisLearn English with Revolting Rhymes! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.In these Penguin Readers editions, Roald Dahl''s stories have been aligned to the CEFR framework A1 to A2+, in four levels. Each book is also Lexile measured. The graded readers feature illustrated new words, language activities, and fun games between chapters, encouraging students and teachers to structure learning and make real progress. Every book also includes projects and discussions.Visit the Penguin Readers website for downloadable quizzes, worksheets and answer

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Book SynopsisWhat will you choose to feed the hungry tortoises? Who will you invite to a party on a fantastic peach?You''re in charge! Choose your magnets to let the mischief begin!Packed with anarchy and favourite characters from the world of Roald Dahl, this interactive magnet book is perfect for little chiddlers.Look out for more brilliant books for titchy toddlers:Roald Dahl: Birthday BonanzaRoald Dahl: Fantastic FeelingsRoald Dahl: Lift-the-Flap Hide and SeekRoald Dahl: My Mum is Magnificent Roald Dahl: My Dad is FantasticRoald Dahl: A Phizz-Whizzing 123 Finger Trail BookRoald Dahl: A Phizz-Whizzing Shapes Finger Trail Book

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Book SynopsisDon't you worry about a little thing like that!' cried Mr Wonka. My great glass elevator is ready for anything!'This beautiful edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl's books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young readers.

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Book SynopsisIn 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.''Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable'' Daily TelegraphRoald 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 talTrade ReviewOne of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation * The Times *Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable * Daily Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisPERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl.Think you know Dahl? Think again. There''s still a whole world of Dahl to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . . ''Cruelty has a human heart . . .''Even when we mean to be kind we can sometimes be cruel. We each have a streak of nastiness inside us. In these ten tales of cruelty master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how and why it is we make others suffer.Among others, you''ll read the story of two young bullies and the boy they torment, the adulterous wife who uncovers her husband''s secret, the man with a painting tattooed on his back whose value he doesn''t appreciate and the butler and chef who run rings around their obnoxious employer.Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions: Lust, Madness, Deception, Innocence, Trickery, War and Fear.Trade ReviewFrom Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories * from publisher's description *One of the most widely read and influential authors * The Times *That absolute master of the twist in the tale * Observer *

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Book SynopsisIn 1918, the RAF was established as the world''s first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughout its first century.''They didn''t think for one moment that they would find anything but a burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton; and they were apparently astounded when they came upon my still-breathing body, lying in the sand near by.''In 1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in Africa, crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his horrific injuries in Alexandria, and many other daring deedTrade ReviewHis account of life as a fighter pilot in the Western Desert and n Greece has the thrilling intensity and the occasional grotesqueness of his fiction * Sunday Times *Very nearly as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed innocence and fascination with danger and horror * Evening Standard *A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship * The new York Times Book Review *

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Book SynopsisNae doot ye think ye ken this story. Ye dinnae. The real yin's faur mair gory. The phoney wan, the wan you ken, Wis cooked up auld lang syne and then Made tae soond aw saft and sappy Jist tae keep the bairnies happy. Mind ye, they got the first bit richt, The bit whaur in the deid o nicht, The Hackit Sisters, jewels and aw, Mairched swiftly tae the Palace Baw, While yon wee darlin Cinderellae Wis doon the cellar weet and smelly Whaur rats hauf-mad for things tae eat Began tae chaw on baith her feet... An enjoyable unputdownable scandalous retelling of traditional tales like Cinderella and Snow White made funnier and more gruesome in Matthew Fitt's hilariously honkin couplets in Scots. Roald Dahl took great delight in shocking and surprising his young readers and remains as popular as ever. This first ever translation of Revolting Rhymes into Scots is an exciting addition to the growing number of high quality books available to children and young people to read in the wonderfully rich and expressive Scots tongue.

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Book SynopsisA wonderful set of 14 classic Roald Dahl story books skilfully adapted into Welsh by Elin Meek. The collection includes adaptations of Dahl's most famous story books for children.Trade ReviewA wonderful set of 14 classic Roald Dahl story books skilfully adapted into Welsh by Elin Meek. The collection includes:- 1. Y Twits 2. Charlie a'r Ffatri Siocled 3. Matilda 4. Moddion Ryfeddol George 5. Mr Cadno Campus 6. Y Crocodeil Anferthol 7. Charlie a’r Esgynnydd Mawr Gwydr 8. James a’r Eirinen Wlanog Enfawr 9. Yr CMM 10. Y Gwrachod 11. Y Bys Hud 12. Nab Wrc 13. Jiráff a’r Pelican a Fi 14. Danny Pencampwr y Byd * Please note this set will contain a mixture of different editions - some will have older artwork and some will have new artwork on the covers, but the stories are all the same. -- Cyhoeddwr: Rily

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Book SynopsisLittle Billy''s mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond.So, one day, that''s exactgly what he does.There he meets the Minpins: miniature people who live int he hollow trees.They soon warn Little Billy of the fearsome, galloping Gruncher, who has grunched thousands of Minpins. And it will gobble up Little Billy too - uness he can find a way to defeat the hungry beast, once and for all...Listen to THE MINPINS (with THE MAGIC FINGER) and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.Look out for the whole collection of wondercrump Roald Dahl books!The Enormous Crocodile; Fantastic Mr Fox; The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me;

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Book SynopsisMORE ABOUT BOYcontains a wealth of new photos, facts and writings about Roald Dahl and his childhood, together with the original text and illustrations from his much-loved memoir.As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl.There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop.There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury''s.You''ll hear tales of horrible school bullies and the car accident when Roald''s nose was nearly sliced clean off . . Now you can discover even more about Roald Dahl''s childhood, including some secrets he left out. Some are painful, some are funny, but all of them are TRUE.Listen to Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Look out for new Roald Dahl apps

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Book SynopsisPenguin presents the audiobook edition of The BFG by Roald Dahl, read by David Walliams. The BFG is a nice and jumbly giant. In fact, he is the only big friendly giant in Giant Country.All the other giants are big bonecrunching brutes, and now the BFG and his friend Sophie must stop them guzzling up little human beans - with some help from Her Majester, the Queen.David Walliams is a multi-award winning British comedian, actor and writer, best known for the comedy series Little Britain; but his acting work includes plays, dramas and films. He is also the author of five hugely successful children''s books, including two illustrated by Quentin Blake - Roald Dahl''s favourite illustrator.

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Book SynopsisPuffin Audiobooks presents Roald Dahl''s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, read by the actor Douglas Hodge. This audiobook features original music.Charlie Bucket desperately wants to eat more than cabbage soup every day. But even more than that, he longs to see Wonka''s enormous chocolate factory!Now Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, has hidden golden tickets inside his delicious creamy chocolate bars. Only five winners can go through those great iron gates; will one of them be Charlie?Douglas Hodge is a multi-award-winning English actor, with Olivier and Tony awards for his performance in La Cage aux Folles, and nominations for his leading roles in Cyrano de Bergerac, Guys and Dolls and Inadmissible Evidence. In 2013 he played the role of Willy Wonka in Sam Mendes'' musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Trade ReviewThe ultimate children's story ever * David Walliams *

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Book SynopsisPuffin Audiobooks presents Roald Dahl''s classic Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, read by the actor Douglas Hodge. This audiobook features original music.Charlie Bucket and his family are rushing around the Earth at seventeen-thousand miles an hour in a great glass elevator.It belongs to the fantastic Mr Willy Wonka, and the adventure becomes even greater upon discovering they''re not the only ones orbiting the Earth at that particular time . . .Douglas Hodge is a multi-award-winning English actor, with Olivier and Tony awards for his performance in La Cage aux Folles, and nominations for his leading roles in Cyrano de Bergerac, Guys and Dolls and Inadmissible Evidence. In 2013 he is playing the role of Willy Wonka in Sam Mendes'' musical of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Listen to other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams aTrade ReviewA true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero * David Walliams *

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Book SynopsisPuffin Audiobooks present a phizz-whizzing reading of Roald Dahl''s George''s Marvellous Medicine, read by Derek Jacobi. The audiobook features original music and 3D sound design by Pinewood film studios.George Kranky is eight-years-old and wondering what sort of mischief he might get into. George''s Grandma is a grizzly old grouch and George wants to teach her a lesson . . .And when Grandma''s finished drinking George''s marvellous medicine, she''ll really have something to grumble about.Listen to GEORGE''S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.

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Book SynopsisStephen Fry reads this enhanced audiobook edition of Roald Dahl''s The Enormous Crocodile. The audiobook features original music and 3D sound design by Pinewood film studios.The Enormous Crocodile is a greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little girls and boys.But the other animals have a scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, director and writer. Television work includes A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster, Blackadder and the host of QI. On film, he played Oscar Wilde, and appeared in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadowsand The Hobbit. His voice work includes narrating the Harry Potter books.Listen to THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects frTrade ReviewA true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero * David Walliams *

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Book SynopsisPuffin Audiobooks presents two volumes of beastly poetry by Roald Dahl, complete and unabridged and raucously read by Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Mangan, and Tamsin Greig. The audiobook contains original music.In Revolting Rhymes, you can think again if you thought you knew the stories of some of the most popular fairy tales. Here are six of the best known retold, with more than a twist or two, by the master of the comic and the blood-curdling.In Dirty Beasts we meet a ghastly menagerie of wonderfully comic animals that can only have been invented by Roald Dahl. There is the toad that jumps to France - at his own peril; the pig who ponders the meaning of life; the anteater who gets the wrong end of the stick; and many more. Snigger, titter and laugh at their antics in this collection of irreverent and absurdly comic verse!Listen to other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steve

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Book SynopsisDANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD by Roald Dahl - brilliantly adapted into a stage play for children to perform in schools. Could you be Danny, or his dad, or even red-faced Mr Victor Hazell? Danny thinks his dad is the most marvellous and exciting father a boy could wish for. Now you can join in their daring and devilish plots with these fun-to-perform plays adapted by David Wood.David Wood is very well known in children''s theatre (most recently for Goodnight Mister Tom).Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children''s writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his death in 1990, and worldwide book sales are over 100 million!

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Book SynopsisTHE WITCHES by Roald Dahl adapted for school plays. Dare you take on the role of the Grand High Witch?Children will have a splendiferous time - and their friends won''t believe their gogglers!Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children''s writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his death in 1990, and worldwide booksales are over 100 million!

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when the five luckiest children in the entire world walk through the doors of Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory? What happens when, one by one, the children disobey Mr Wonka's orders?

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Book SynopsisIt''s time for a gloriumptious game of hide and seek with Roald Dahl!Who''s that hiding under the flap? Is it a ginormous giraffe or a friendly giant? Just watch out for the enormous crocodile...With iconic illustrations from Quentin Blake, this sturdy, colourful lift-the-flap book is the perfect way to introduce the youngest chiddlers to the wonderful world of Roald Dahl.Look out for more marvellous board books for titchy toddlers:Roald Dahl: WordsRoald Dahl: ShapesRoald Dahl; ColoursRoald Dahl: ABCRoald Dahl: 123Roald Dahl: OppositesMy Dad is FantasticMy Mum is Magnificent

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Book SynopsisHave fun learning very first numbers with your favourite Dahl characters in this interactive board book!From one rotsome beard to five grubby toes, chiddlers can follow the finger trails to form first numbers and have phizz-whizzing counting FUN!Look out for more marvellous board books for titchy toddlers:Roald Dahl: ABCRoald Dahl: ShapesRoald Dahl: OppositesRoald Dahl: Lift-the-flap Hide and SeekRoald Dahl: First 100 Words

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Book SynopsisOn the first day of Christmas a chiddler gave to me . . .. . . a simply enormous CROCODILE!Count down the twelve days of Christmas with this gloriumptious twist on the classic festive rhyme. From golden tickets to fantastic friends, this sturdy board book is the perfect way to introduce little learners to their first numbers at Christmas! Look out for more marvellous board books for titchy toddlers:Roald Dahl: WordsRoald Dahl: ShapesRoald Dahl: ColoursRoald Dahl: ABCRoald Dahl: 123Roald Dahl: OppositesRoald Dahl: Animal SoundsRoald Dahl: Lift-the-flap Hide and Seek

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Penguin.Presenting a mischievous new reading of Roald Dahl''s George''s Marvellous Medicine, read by BAFTA-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan. This immersive audiobook is bursting with phizzwhizzing sound effects, dynamic sound design, and original music composed by Rusty Bradshaw.George Kranky''s grandma is a grouch. She''s always mean to George (and not much nicer to his parents either). She just LOVES being mean and miserable!Once when George is put in charge of giving Grandma her medicine, he wonders if he could come up with his own remedy to try and help her become less of a grump.So, using some rather unusual ingredients, George creates his magic medicine*. But will it stop his grandma from being so horrible . . . or will it blow the top of her head off?!*WARNING: Do NOT try to make George''s Marvellous Medicine yourselves at home. It''s likely to be dangerous.Li

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Penguin.Presenting a magical new reading of Roald Dahl''s James and the Giant Peach, read by iconic British comedian James Acaster. This immersive audiobook is bursting with fantabulous sound effects, dynamic sound design, and original music composed by Rusty Bradshaw.James Henry Trotter is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime . . .James lives with his awful Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, two of the meanest people you can imagine!Life isn''t much fun at all, until something peculiar happens at the bottom of his garden . . .A peach at the very top of a tree begins to grow . . . and grow . . . and GROW! Inside are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical journey.But where will this very special GIANT PEACH take James and his new friends? And what will happen to his horrible aunts if they stand in their way?Listen to James and the Giant Peach and other fantastic

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Puffin.This audio edition of The BFG is narrated by beloved actor and presenter, Mel Giedroyc, and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects.Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.One dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant!Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant (the BFG), who is no ordinary bone-crunching giant, but instead prefers snozzcumbers and frobscottle to children.But there are other giants in Giant Country. And those giants have a plan to gallop far and wide to find some tasty human beans to eat.Can Sophie and the BFG stop them?2001 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Puffin.This audio edition of Fantastic Mr Fox is narrated by multi-award winning actor Adrian Lester (Hustle, The Day After Tomorrow), and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects.On a hill above the valley there was a wood.In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole.In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes. . . Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms.Chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from Farmer Bean.But now the farmers have had enough, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of Mr Fox for good!But what they don''t know is Mr Fox has some help, and a fantastic escape plan of his own...1970 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Book SynopsisI think our loving Mum and DadAre plotting some rather bad.This beautiful edition of Rhyme Stew, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl's books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young readers.

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Book SynopsisBrought to you by Puffin.This audio edition of Matilda is narrated by Daisy Ridley (Star Wars, Peter Rabbit), and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects.The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers.These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone.Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.But her parents have decided she''s just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories.And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up.Now it''s time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . . 1988 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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Book SynopsisPERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl.Think you know Dahl? Think again. There''s still a whole world of Dahl to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . . We fall not in love but in lust . . .Lust, in all its myriad forms, consumes us. What won''t we do to achieve our heart''s desire? In these ten tales of twisted love master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how our darkest impulses reveal who we really are.Here you''ll read a story concerning wife swapping with a sting in its tail, hear of the aphrodisiac that drives men into a frenzy, discover the last act in a tale of jilted first love and discover the naked truth of art, among others.Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions: Cruelty, Madness, Deception, Innocence, Trickery, War and Fear.Trade ReviewFrom Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories * from publisher's description *One of the most widely read and influential writers * The Times *The absolute master of the twist in the tale * Observer *Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive * Irish Times *Dahl is too good a storyteller to become predictable * Daily Telegraph *One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation * The Times *

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Book SynopsisPERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl.Think you know Dahl? Think again. There''s still a whole world of Dahl to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . . How underhand could you be to get what you want? In these ten tales of dark and twisted trickery Roald Dahl reveals that we are at our smartest and most cunning when we set out to deceive others - and, sometimes, even ourselves.Here, among others, you''ll read of the married couple and the parting gift which rocks their marriage, the light fingered hitch-hiker and the grateful motorist, and discover why the serious poacher keeps a few sleeping pills in his arsenal.Featuring extraordinary cover art by Charming Baker, whose paintings echo the dark and twisted world of Dahl''s short stories. Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Deception, War, Innocence Trade ReviewThere's a whole world of Dahl still to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . . How underhand could you be to get what you want? In these ten tales of dark and twisted trickery Roald Dahl reveals that we are at our smartest and most cunning when we set out to deceive others - and, sometimes, even ourselves. * From the publisher's description *Trickery, is the most Dahlian of the lot . . . joyously anarchic stuff, the sort of adventure you hope adult life will be full of when you're a child -- James Marriott * The Times *The titles are wonderfully unsettling guide to the beloved children's author's preoccupations -- James Marriott * The Times *

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Book SynopsisWith filthy hair all over his face and horrid plots growing in his mind, Mr Twit is one of the nastiest people you'll ever meet and Mrs Twit is just as bad and even uglier! But they don't stop at tricking each other. Neighbouring children, and even the local birds, are in danger. That's where the Muggle-Wumps come in. A Welsh adaptation of The Twits by Elin Meek.

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Book SynopsisCharlie and the chocolate factory - Latvian Edition

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Book SynopsisCharacters: 4 male, 2 female plus children''s chorus (optional)Scenery: Various setsWizzpopping wonder and fruit filled fun abound in this stage adaption of Roald Dahl''s greatest adventure story. James is a lonely young boy who is forced to work like a slave for the most revolting aunts in England. One day a mystical old man gives him a bag of magic. When he accidently spills it near the old peach tree, the most incredible things happen! Pure fun for the whole family. A remarkable theatrical feat!- Northampton Chronicle Move heaven and earth to see this wonderful adaptation!- Sunday Mercury A first class show. If I were a child I''d scream for a ticket.- Birmingham Post

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Book SynopsisDuring the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF and suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan desert. Drawing on his own experience as a fighter pilot, Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. Dahl brilliantly conveys the bizarre reality of a wartime pilot''s daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next.

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Book SynopsisGet ready to be bewitched and spellbound by Roald Dahl''s mischievous words of magic (and much more). You can have fun with Roald Dahl''s language and the brilliant Quentin Blake''s illustrations while discovering how language words in this little book. Inspired by the World''s No. 1 storyteller, this book will give you all you need to create your own words. If you love Roald Dahl then this is the perfect introduction to get into learning how language works - make up your own words, have fun and be bold with (magical) words!

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