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Roald Dahl
A very special edition of the original Matilda story
These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message - you are not alone.
Matilda is a brilliant child with a…
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Presented in a box set, this collection includes James and the Giant Peach , Fantastic Mr Fox , The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me , The Magic Finger and…
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Roald Dahl's canon of family stories and poetry with collectable new covers featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations and archive material provided by the Roald Dahl Museum.
'Don't you worry about…
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'We are now about…
Roald Dahl takes on Lust …
From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories We fall not in love…
Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the…
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Features four tales of seduction and suspense such as The Visitor, Bitch, The Great Switcheroo and The Last Act.
However small the chance…
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Mr Twit was a…
'I've got it! Come…
Matilda’s mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda’s headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she’s the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten…
A woman obsessed with punctuality makes a fateful decision, a wronged woman takes revenge on her dead husband, a cat’s curious behaviour comes between a husband and his wife ……
With four exciting sections: Animals; Magic; Family, Friends And Heroes; and, Matters Of Importance, this book introduces some of Roald Dahl’s most popular characters, from the Enormous Crocodile to the…
"First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1972"--Title page verso.
Curious about the connections between Matilda and Miss Agatha Trunchbull? Discover more in this reader featuring a mini story perfect for Dahl fans!
Matilda Wormwood had always been an extraordinary…
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Roald Dahl’s Whizzpopping Joke Book is a collection of hundreds of great jokes would make even the Trunchbull laugh! Inspired by Roald Dahl’s wonderful world, these gigglesome gags are guaranteed…
Last week, something very…
I think our loving…
'No book ever ends…
Ah-ha, you see, the…
'The greatest moment of…
'We is in Dream…
Those who don't believe…
We all have our…
My father, without the…
Shh! Listen! What is…
What should it be…
It was truly the…
'There is some kind…
'I have secret plans…
As far as children…
The Grand High Witch hates children most of all and plans to make every single one of you disappear. Only one boy and his grandmother can stop her, but if…
A collection of tales previously broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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A Penguin Readers ELT graded reading series of your favorite Roald Dahl characters and stories! Designed for learners of English aged 7+
With carefully adapted text, illustrations, language practise activities…
Includes terrifying ghost stories such as Sheridan Le Fanu’s The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton’s Afterward, Cynthia Asquith’s The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold’s The Telephone.
This collection of Dahl’s masterful short stories for adults contains 11 tales that are filled with bizarre twists and unexpected delights.
A collection of ten stories of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of…
Offers a collection dark and sinister adult stories, in which, a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals…
Includes ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot.
Roald Dahl is well known as a master of the macabre and the unexpected in the tradition of Saki. This volume includes the stories in chronological order as established by…
Learn all about emotions with your favourite Roald Dahl characters!
Feelings are funny things. We all have different ones every day! Don't bottle up a feeling. It can help you…
Musical Theatre Vocal Solo
A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight…
Brand-new recipes from the world of Roald Dahl! Beautifully illustrated by the best and biggest children's illustrators.
'I've eaten many strange and scrumptious dishes in my time . . .'
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In these dark, disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease.
Presents an account of the author Roald Dahl’s experiences in Africa such as crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his horrific injuries in Alexandria, and…
In Boy , Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a…
WHAT if you stumbled upon a boy who could talk to animals? WHY is a hitchhiker both a saviour and a threat? HOW can a man see without using his…
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