Roald Dahl, the amazing childrens author best known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach are but a few.
Roald started his career as a fighter pilot and later became an author, his first book was The Gremlines, James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was his third book. This was inspired back when in school Cadbury would send chocolates to the school to be tested by the pupils, Dahl dreamed of inventing the best chocolate bar what would be approved and praised by Mr Cadbury himself. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been since made into major Hollywood movies.
Dahl`s books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide. The BFG, the big friendly giant is currently being made into a another big Hollywood movie directed by Steven Spielberg due for realise July 2016 and is sure to be a big hit.
Nothing can compare to the books and the joy kids get from reading Roald Dahls fantastic stories, all of which are witty, entertaining and most have stories in which the adults are the villains of the child characters, with one good adult, the stories also have a warm sentiment to them. The characters are very well portrayed and the children can really picture the characters in the stories. The books have illustrations throughout to aid the story telling.
Lovekidsbooks recommend all the Roald Dahl Books for children, whether you are reading them to your child to enjoy together or for children who are starting to read on their own, they will hopefully really enjoy the stories and develop a great love for books to enjoy forever. These books are timeless classics to be enjoyed by children of all ages
Books include: (click here to go straight to Roald Dahl page)
Charlie and the Chocolate factory
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Well known Roald Dahl movies include:
The Gremlines
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory