Roald Dahl

IN THE LATER YEARS OF HIS LIFE, when Roald Dahl had already cemented his legacy as one of the world’s preeminent authors of children’s fiction, he was often asked in interviews what was more challenging: writing for young readers or writing for adults. Invariably, his reply would take the querier by surprise.

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Roald Dahl was one of the most prolific English writers of the 20th century. He is predominantly known as a children’s author, and with his exceptional

Have you ever wanted to explore inside a chocolate factory, or play a trick on your teacher? Jump into the world of Roald Dahl, where there’s always a surprise waiting and mischief to be made...

The Britain's Got Talent judge writes about his favourite children's author Roald Dahl

Today, in celebration of his landmark centenary, we present some little-known facts about the phizz-whizzing literary legend

"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear." 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 . . . The text in this edition of The Witches was updated in 2022 for…

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.