New editions of classic 20th century children’s books by British author Roald Dahl – such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches and Fantastic Mr ...

Using expert... Roald Dahl, Author, Quentin Blake, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $15.95 (64p) ISBN 978-0-375-81556-0 This spring, two Roald Dahl classics reappear in ...

Children must not be protected from “offensive” words in Roald Dahl’s books, author Daniel Handler has said. The writer, better known by his alter-ego “Lemony Snicket”, criticised the ...

Every year on 13 September, the world remembers much-loved children's author Roald Dahl – famous for such classics as James and the Giant Peach, The BFG and Fantastic Mr Fox. This year, we decided to ...

It sounds like the start to a joke, but surprisingly ... from his portrayal in the book, playing him instead like “the dark ...

Question: is there anything more comforting than reading a book? In moments of loneliness ... mostly bad to mostly good). “Like all Roald Dahl stories, it’s weird, wonderful, mystical and ...

Not only did we grow up in the absolute golden age of Disney animated classics, with movies like Beauty and the Beast, The ...

Last week, we asked our readers what ending they would like to rewrite for a book – and offered five ... Secondary School I would choose Roald Dahl’s Matilda and rewrite its ending.

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ... The Unknown, of course, does not appear in Dahl’s book, or any of the film adaptations. It was depicted by a performer wearing a shiny ...

The fart from Happy Farter’s Day This funny picture book of Dad and fart jokes from Zoë Foster Blake ... Tiny tots to teens ...

Based on the story by Roald Dahl, the 39-minute film ... after the streaming giant bought the rights to Dahl’s entire catalogue of children’s books in a landmark deal. It also features Ralph ...