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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl a novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. He was born in Wales to Norwegian parents, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

He rose to fame in the 40`s with his works for children and adults and became one of the world’s best-selling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children’s books for their unsentimental and often very dark humour.

His books are so well written, humorous and very entertaining. Children break free from their cruel oppressors (adults) and go on to have the most amazing adventures. Goodness triumphs; revenge is sweet; evil is punished. It's no wonder that children have continued to enjoy Dahl's tales for decades, as have younger children who have and still do enjoy having Dahl's books read to them.

In all, Dahl wrote 22 children's books, including three books that were published after his death. His most well-known children's books include:

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BFG

Giants are known for eating children. So when Sophie is snatched from her bed by the BFG she fears for her life. But luckily he is far more jumbly than his disgusting neighbours. They become good friends and cook up a plan to rid the world of bad giants.
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Billy And The Minpins

Billys mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So one day thats exactly what he does! There he meets the Minpins tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks. They live in fear of the terrible galloping gruncher. Will it gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast?
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Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

Charlie Bucket cant believe his luck when he finds a Golden Ticket and wins the chance of a lifetime: a magical day witnessing the miraculous creation of the most delectable eatables ever made. At the back of this edition of the classic story are facts about the story and its author.
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Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator

Mr Wonka might be a genius with chocolate but Charlie and his family dont trust his flying skills one bit. Especially when the thing hes flying is a glass elevator and it is zooming out of control into the stratosphere.
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Danny The Champion Of The World

Danny thinks the world of his father but imagine his surprise when he finds out hes been breaking the law! Even grown-ups bend the rules sometimes but Danny knows his father is still good kind and clever and full of exciting ideas.
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Dirty Beasts

Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. Meet the clever pig with a plan to save his bacon the scorpion who likes to sting the giant toad who can jump from England to France and lots more.
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Esio Trot

Mr Hoppy is in love with Mrs Silver. But she only has eyes for Alfie her pet tortoise. How can Mr Hoppy ever compete with such a rival? He comes up with a plan to win his ladys love but will he succeed? Whats to become of Alfie?
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Fantastic Mr Fox

Boggis Bunce and Bean are just about the nastiest three farmers you could ever wish to meet. They hate Mr Fox and are determined to get him and plan to catch him by whatever means necessary.
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Georges Marvellous Medicine

This is a funny story which tells the tale of George and his Grandma. When he cant stand her bad habits any longer he decides to cure her nastiness for good. He concocts a very special medicine which is as nasty as she is - with explosive results.
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Giraffe And The Pelly And Me

What else could a giraffe with an extending neck a pelican with an expanding beak and an athletic little monkey be but the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company? When the trio are invited to try and clean all 677 windows belonging to His Grace The Duke of Hampshire it is no wonder they have the most incredible fun.
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James And The Giant Peach

The story of James who has lived with his two beastly aunts ever since his parents were eaten up outside London Zoo. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are really horrible people and make poor Jamess life a misery.
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Magic Finger

Illustrated by Quentin Blake this classic Dahl story is about an unusual little girl who has a magic finger. When things go wrong she inflicts punishment by flashing her magic finger. The results include her teacher growing whiskers and a tail.
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Matilda

Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. But her parents have decided shes just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. Now its time for Matilda to find the power to change her story and show them just how extraordinary children can be.
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Roald Dahl Shapes Board Book

Busy little hands can lift the flaps to discover the shapes with iconic illustrations of Dahls much loved characters from Quentin Blake.
€10.15
€9.15

Roald Dahl Words Board Book

Discover marvellous and revolting first words with Roald Dahl! There are an enormous amount of words to learn in this brightly colourful board book. With illustrations from Quentin Blake this is the perfect book for little ones to discover the wonderful world of Dahl.
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