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Roald Dahl’s wickedly funny novels have turned him into the world’s number 1 storyteller. In this collection five splendiferous stories are brought to life by the author himself.
Charlie...
To celebrate the Roald Dahl centenary, we've translated one of Dahl's best-loved books into Scots for the very first time. And with the Spielberg movie also coming out this summer, this addition to Dahl Scots will be hugely popular, taking a new look at a hugely popular modern classic.
I is the GUID FREENDLY GIANT!I is the GFG.
Ae nicht, sophy is wheeched fae her bed in the orphanage by the muckle haund o a giant. Lucky for her, it belangs
...GEORDIE'S GRANNIE
WIS A GRABBIE CRABBIT
AULD WUMMAN WI
peeliewally broon teeth and
WEE SNIRKIT-UP
MOOTH like a
DUG'S BAHOOKIE.
As far as she's concerned, Geordie can do nothing right. But when it's time for him to give her a dose of her daily medicine, Geordie decides to mix up a concoction from his own recipe, with astonishing results! Sit back and watch what happens when
...Brought to you by Penguin.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
This edition of Billy and the Minpins, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.
So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .
The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl's books that
5) The witches
8) The BFG
Roald Dahl's beloved novel hits the big screen in July 2016 in a major motion picture adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg from Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures.
When Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), she fears she will be eaten. But instead the two join forces to vanquish the nine other far less gentle giants who threaten to consume earth’s children. This beautiful hardcover
To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it,...
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him; but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox and his family surrounded. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox—Mr. Fox would rather die than surrender....
Weel, MA DEARIE, WHIT'LL
IT BE THIS TIME? A SONSIE
fat chookie fae Boggin? A DEUK or a
GOOSE fae Boonce? Or a
braw BUBBLY JOCK fae BEEK?
Mr Tod needs to feed his family, but fermers Boggin, Boonce and Beek are as grippy as ony men ye could meet. And so the scene is set for a muckle battle between the tremendous tods and the scunnersome fermers. Read James Robertson's braw translation
...Mr Eejit wis AN EEJIT
HE WIS BOARN AN EEJIT
AND NOO AT THE
GRAUND AULD AGE O SIXTY,
HE WIS A
BIGGER
EEJIT THAN EVER.
In The Twits, Roald Dahl's story about the world's most revolting couple, Mr Twit was horrible and hairy and his wife Mrs Twit was just plain ugly. Now they are honkin, maukit, bowfin and clarty and Mrs Eejit's hackitness is revealed in all its manky glory. Read Matthew
...Professional tricksters put your cunning to the test. Inside this wicked little book you'll find step-by-step instructions for making mischief and mayhem as well as outrageous jokes, fiendish quizzes, and a few smelly surprises. Includes extracts from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Witches,...
But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television;...
THE TWITS
How do you outwit a Twit?
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds...
18) Esio Trot
19) Matilda
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they...
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