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A Piece of Cake (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

A Piece of Cake (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Roald Dahl

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.
Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl

Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl

Donald Sturrock

Roald Dahl, Letter to Armitage Watkins, 07/07/66—WLC Box 27. Roald Dahl, Letter to B. Indick, 07/13/77—RDMSC RD 1/1/9/67. Ken Hughes quoted in Treglown, pp. 183–84. Roald Dahl, Letter to Irving Lazar, 12/20/68—RDMSC 1/5/ 5.
Going Solo

Going Solo

Roald Dahl

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.
Kiss Kiss

Kiss Kiss

Roald Dahl

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.
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Roald Dahl

And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits. "A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" David Walliams
Boy: Tales of Childhood

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Roald Dahl

BOY, Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days, illustrated by Quentin Blake. As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

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June Pulliam To date, seven of Roald Dahl's 17 children's stories have been adapted into live action and animated films. In each adaptation, the director has expanded the implications of Dahl's narratives by introducing new themes and ...
Only This (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Only This (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Roald Dahl

Only This is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.
Who Was Roald Dahl?

Who Was Roald Dahl?

True Kelley

Roald Dahl is one of the most loved children's book authors ever.
The Twits (Colour Edition)

The Twits (Colour Edition)

Roald Dahl

The classic Roald Dahl story with phizz-whizzing full-colour illustrations by Quentin Blake.
The Witches

The Witches

Roald Dahl

. . ? Now you can listen to THE WITCHES and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy sound effects from Pinewood Studios!
Matilda (Colour Edition)

Matilda (Colour Edition)

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl's much-loved Matilda, now with Quentin Blake's original illustrations in full colour.
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Roald Dahl

Now you can listen to DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD 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!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play: A Play

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play: A Play

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl's much-loved story about how Charlie Bucket wins a ticket to visit Willy Wonka's amazing chocolate factory is turned into a play for children to act.
Danny the Champion of the World: Plays for Children: Plays ...

Danny the Champion of the World: Plays for Children: Plays ...

Roald Dahl

A collection of short plays for schools and drama groups, adapted from Roald Dahl's brilliant story, Danny the Champion of the World Could you be Danny, or his dad, or even red-faced Mr Victor Hazell?
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Roald Dahl

Stunning new edition of the enchanting story of the very special relationship between Danny and his Dad.
The Twits

The Twits

Roald Dahl

Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage. But not for much longer, because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits, once and for all . . .
Barry Loser and the birthday billions

Barry Loser and the birthday billions

Jim Smith

The eighth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series.
The Burp That Saved the World

The Burp That Saved the World

Mark Griffiths

The Mustard twins disgust the town with their raucous burps but when aliens invade they are the only ones with a plan to save the world. A revolting, rhyming tale in the spirit of Roald Dahl and Horrid Henry.
The BFG

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Let's hope so - otherwise the next child a gruesome giant guzzles could be YOU. *SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE from Director Steven Spielberg and starring Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance as The BFG! * Now you can listen to THE BFG and ...
The Fahrenheit Twins

The Fahrenheit Twins

Michel Faber

' Good Reading 'Were you to lock Paul Auster, Roald Dahl and Ian McEwan in a room together, the result might well resemble this collection of short stories by Michel Faber.
A Guide for Using Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the ...

A Guide for Using Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the ...

Concetta Doti Ryan

A collection of cross-curricular lessons to accompany the novel by Roald Dahl offers sample lesson plans, vocabulary lists, quizzes, cooperative learning activities, and book report ideas.
Matilda

Matilda

Roald Dahl

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda's headmistress Miss Trunchbull?
It's Great to Be Eight

It's Great to Be Eight

Various Artists

Gathers selections from stories by Beverly Cleary, Roald Dahl, Paula Danziger, Patricia Hermes, Patricia MacLachlan, Patricia C. McKissack, Margaret Mahy, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Louis Sachar, Mary Stolz, and E.B. White.
Drizzle

Drizzle

Kathleen Van Cleve

Her brother?s life, the plants? survival, and her family?s future all depend on it. Kathleen Van Cleve has woven an unforgettable comingof- age tale with all the heart and wonder of a Roald Dahl novel.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Colour Edition)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Colour Edition)

Roald Dahl

The other children in this book are nasty little beasts, called: Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer; Mike Teavee - a boy who only watches ...
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

Roald Dahl

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.
The Gremlins: The Lost Walt Disney Production : a Royal Air ...

The Gremlins: The Lost Walt Disney Production : a Royal Air ...

Roald Dahl

During the Battle of Britain, a British World War II fighter pilot, Gus, looks on the wing of his plane only to see a little man, no more than six inches tall, drilling a hole in the plane's wing, and becomes the first man to ever see ...
Evil Machines: When Monty Python meets Roald Dahl…

Evil Machines: When Monty Python meets Roald Dahl…

Terry Jones

Join Terry Jones on a hilariously disturbing journey into the dark heart of machines that go wrong: meet the lift that takes people to places they don't want to go, the vacuum cleaner that's just too powerful, the apparently nice bomb, the ...

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