Roald Dahl

Matilda on Roald Dahlin kirjoittama romaani, jonka alkuperäinen englanninkielinen painos julkaistiin vuonna 1988. Kuvituksen teki Quentin Blake. Matildan päähenkilö, Matilda Wormwood on Englannissa asuva ihmelapsi, joka kirjan kuluessa on iältään 4–5-vuotias. Dahl on tapansa mukaisesti kuvannut useimmat aikuiset …

Jali ja suklaatehdas on yksi kirjailija Roald Dahlin tunnetuimmista lastenkirjoista. Ensimmäinen suomennos 1971, Aila Nissinen. Toinen, Nina Pitkäsen suomennos ilmestyi 1998 nimellä Sulo ja suklaatehdas Nissisen suomennosta muokaten. Kirjasta on tehty kaksi elokuvaa. Ensimmäisessä, 1970-luvulla tehdyssä versiossa …

Jaakko ja jättipersikka on Roald Dahlin kirjoittama lastenkirja vuodelta 1961. Kirjasta on tehty animaatioelokuva James ja jättipersikka vuonna 1996.

The BFG is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1982. The book was an expansion of a story told in Danny, the Champion of the World, an earlier Dahl book. Dahl dedicated The BFG to his daughter Olivia, who died of measles encephalitis at age seven. An animated …

The Witches is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl, first published in London in 1983 by Jonathan Cape. The book, like many of Dahl's works, is illustrated by Quentin Blake. The story is partly set in Norway and partly in the United Kingdom, focusing on the experiences of a young boy and his Norwegian …

Picking right up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker. As the book begins, our heroes are shooting into the sky in a glass elevator, headed for destinations unknown. What …

The Twits is a humorous children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It was written in 1979, and first published in 1980. The Twits was adapted for the stage in 2007.

Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970, by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin. The first UK Puffin paperback, first issued in 1974, featured illustrations by Jill Bennett. Later editions …

Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? 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 …

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 …