Roald dahl characters

If you’ve got a reader who’s gone exploring with James, explored a candy factory with Charlie, loaded up a library tote with Matilda, or otherwise lived vicariously through one of Dahl’s fabulously imagined characters, one of these gifts might be the golden ticket you’ve been looking for.

"Use the rod, beat the child. That's my motto" .. "They're all mistakes, children! Filthy, nasty things. Glad I never was one. I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me." - Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda by Roald Dahl

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Quentin Blake illustrations- Roald Dahl

Willy Wonka of the Roald Dahl books by Quentin Blake

roald dahl book characters

The BFG

“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.” ~ Roald Dahl

Matilda by Quentin Blake

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Quentin Blake - Mr Twit

Everyone loves Roald Dahl stories. They were a staple on our childhood book shelves alongside The Chronicles of Narnia and Enid Blyton books. Here is Sops' and my review of his best children's books ever.

~charlie & willy wonka~

Quentin Blake illustration

In Twit or Miss, two of Roald Dahl’s most disgustingly memorable characters have made the journey from book shop to app store for the very first time – but Mr Twit’s eating habits…

The Book Boggis, and Bunce and Bean One fat, one short, one lean These horrible crooks So different in looks Were nonetheless equally mean! Published in 1970, Fantastic Mr. Fox is famed author Roal…

Sophie and The BFG

September 13 is “Roald Dahl Day” and our top pick for this week’s learning! We started reading The BFG yesterday and I can already tell that it’s going to be one of our favo…

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