Blog posts of '2015' 'October'

The glittering eyes cast on the whole world to discover the secrets hidden in unlikely spots is an interpretation of a line fixed in the legacy of Roald Dahl's works. The imaginative mind of the author provides a hint that the way people are searching to solve problems determines the way they aspire for achieving a goal. The poetry reading of "Cinderella" by Roald Dahl has encouraged many generations for creative behavior and modes of expressing hidden internal worlds.

An RAF fighter pilot during WWII, Dahl shared his adventures in the pages of the Saturday Evening Post. Those were his initial writing endeavors, and the first book, named The Gremlins, appeared in 1943. The intention for writing the book was to serve as a basis for an animated Walt Disney production, but the idea was left behind because of certain copyright and other concerns. The historical line is fusing with mystery and the mythical Gremlins - Dahl's invention - in the book. Their popularity in the U.S. motivated Eleanor Roosevelt to read it to the family. In a comic version, The Gremlins enjoyed a success story. A Spielberg's movie also stirred the spirit of the furry creatures in the 80s of the twentieth century. 

A military tales collection of 10 short stories related to Dahl's RAF experience appeared in 1946, under the title Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying. The atmosphere, the sense of tragic developments and outcomes, dramatic twists, etc., impress the reading audience with a specific aspect of Dahl's approach to life, somehow in disharmony with his enjoyable style in other stories for grownups. Someone like You that followed in 1953 and Kiss, Kiss in 1959 gained a best-selling status for their author. The surrealism and dark humor of the former book, as well as its twist endings, attracted Hitchcock's attention to use one of the stories as a movie adaptation. Adele may have been inspired by the book, too, to dedicate a song with the same title - who knows?! The latter book is not a conventional love story book, although the dynamic of romantic relations is in the focus. The different storylines are imaginative and creative, as are the situations with their own merits.

After that period of writing for grownups, Dahl, while living in England, preferred starting to write children's books that earned him an everlasting fame. Some specifics of his writing refer to a comic style, dark humor, and violence. Child protagonists are usually under a threat from the actions of evil-intentioned and hostile adults. In 1961, James and the Giant Peach was intentionally written to entertain Dahl's own kids. A movie, based on the book, was released in 1996. The positive role model of James, an orphan and adventurer, enjoys the success of both creative works. Overcoming difficulties and stimulating friendship are among the main messages stemming from the plot. 

The Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie of 1971 was an adaptation of Dahl's next book for children, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964, and followed by another movie with the same title in 2005. Fantasy, magic, revenge, and a quest for justice are among the most challenging aspects of the plot. The Wonka chocolate factory and a golden ticket open door to the main hero. In the movie with the same title, the tandem Burton, as director, and J. Depp, as Wonka, brings home the eccentric spirit of the story, its charm as a science fiction tale and the traits of a comedy.

Fantastic Mr. Fox was published in 1970. What is the identity of the thief, visiting the farmers, not in a capacity to catch him ever? Will the community rely on Mr. Fox's actions and clever approaches? The animated movie of 2009, enjoying the voices of G. Clooney and M. Streep, sheds light on Mr. Fox's new status as a journalist. 

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, 1972, and the elevator traveling into space, is the sequel of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The characters are familiar and spell the same charm, wisdom and magic. Dahl's interest in science provoked the story years after the first landing on the moon. Still years after The Enormous Crocodile, The BFG, The Witches, and Matilda, one of his last books, Dahl believed that as everyone could go to any place in the world, nothing held the fabulous any more...

Enid Blyton was born on 11th August 1897. She lived until 28th November 1968. Enid Blyton was an English author of many children's books. Her books were very popular, and sold well over six million copies. Today, Enid Blyton books still continue to be very popular. Enid Blyton did not plan her writing. She typed up her stories as they came to mind. 

Enid was the oldest of three siblings. She had two younger brothers named Hanly and Carey. Enid's family re located to a semi-detached villa in Beckenham. This is where her brothers were born. Enid herself was born in East Dulwich, London. Not long after Enid was born, she experienced a whooping cough from which she nearly died from. However, her father managed to restore her to health once again. Enid loved her father very much. Sadly, Enid had an unhealthy relationship with her mother. She also did not attend the funerals of both of her parents. 

Between the years 1907 and 1915, Enid Blyton went to St Christopher's School in Beckenham. She loved the physical activities and even became the champion of tennis at the school. She also became captain of lacrosse. Enid did was never very good at any of the academic topics. However, she was superb at writing. In 1911, Enid entered a children's poetry competition and had her publishing's printed. She was encouraged to persevere and to continue on with her writing. 

Some of the most popular books that Enid Blyton produced include: the Famous Five, the Faraway Tree, and the Secret Seven.

The Famous Five is a series of children's novels. These novels are about a small group of young children who go off on many different adventures together. The names of the children are: Julian, Dick, Anne and Georgina (George). They also had a dog named Timmy. When the stories occur, the children are always in their school holidays. The type of adventure and location that the children go on, are different in each book. Most of the settings are in a rural location such as the beach or countryside. The adventures include: bicycle rides, making their own food, lemonade, picnics and ginger beer. Enid Blyton's intention was to only produce six to eight books in this series. However, due to her success and superb sales, she continued to produce up to twenty-one full-length Famous Five novels. In some countries, each Famous Five novel was also produced for television shows or movies. 

The Faraway Tree is a series of well known children's books. There are at least four books in this series. These books are titled: The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Folk of the Faraway Tree and Up The Faraway Tree. The setting in which these stories take place are in an enchanted forest that has a very large magical tree that continues to grow. The tree reaches right up as high as the clouds. It even has two small houses in the trunk of the tree. There are three children named Jo, Bessie and Fanny. These children make a discovery of this tree and move into a house near this tree. After they have moved into the house near the tree, they then create their own adventures that get them to the top of the tree. 

The Secret Seven is about a group of children detectives. The Secret Seven characters include: Peter, who was the leader of society. Janet, who was the sister of Peter. Jack, Barbara, George, Pam and Colin. Jack has a sister named Susie. Susie has a best fiend named Binkie. Susie and Binkie are also included in the books. Susie and Binkie really do not like the Secret Seven and have fun going about messing around with the Secret Seven just to annoy them. However, it is mainly because they want to feel like they want to be a part of the society. The characters of the Secret Seven all go to schools during the day. Therefore, this means that their adventures occur during the school term time. There were seven novels of the Secret Seven made into a short series. Fifteen novels then came out as full length stories. Some episodes of the Secret Seven were also made into English audio.