Roald Dahl, author portrait

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to "a wonderful faraway place." In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939, he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.
The BFG: The Gloriumptious Giant Capture
Roald Dahl 5-Minute Stories
Revolting Rhymes: Cinderella
Fantastic Mr. Fox: An Invitation to a Fox's Feast
Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Coloring Adventure
Roald Dahl: Big Official Sticker Book
James and the Giant Peach: The Fantastic Flying Fruit
Marvelously Magnificent Mad Libs
The Twits: The Terrible Tale of Twitlandia
The Twits: Would You Rather? Game Book
The Twits: Trouble in Triperot!
Fantastic Feelings
The Witches: The Mouse and the Mouse-Maker
Roald Dahl: How to Have An Eggstraordinary Easter
Matilda's Jokes for Awesome Kids
The Twits Next Door
Roald Dahl: Phizz-Whizzing Christmas Book
Marvelously Revolting Recipes
Roald Dahl: How to Have a Frightful Halloween
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: They All Come Out in the Wash
Matilda: Matilda's Miracles
My Dad Is Fantastic
My Mom Is Magnificent
Wonka
Charlie's Gobstoppingly Great Sticker Activity Book
Wonka: The Official Movie Mad Libs
On the First Day of Christmas
Where's Wonka?
Roald Dahl Animal Sounds
Roald Dahl Words
Roald Dahl Shapes
Love from Matilda
Matilda Mad Libs
The Marvelous Matilda Sticker and Activity Book
Roald Dahl ABC
Roald Dahl 123

Books

The BFG: The Gloriumptious Giant Capture
Roald Dahl 5-Minute Stories
Revolting Rhymes: Cinderella
Fantastic Mr. Fox: An Invitation to a Fox's Feast
Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Coloring Adventure
Roald Dahl: Big Official Sticker Book
James and the Giant Peach: The Fantastic Flying Fruit
Marvelously Magnificent Mad Libs
The Twits: The Terrible Tale of Twitlandia
The Twits: Would You Rather? Game Book
The Twits: Trouble in Triperot!
Fantastic Feelings
The Witches: The Mouse and the Mouse-Maker
Roald Dahl: How to Have An Eggstraordinary Easter
Matilda's Jokes for Awesome Kids
The Twits Next Door
Roald Dahl: Phizz-Whizzing Christmas Book
Marvelously Revolting Recipes
Roald Dahl: How to Have a Frightful Halloween
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: They All Come Out in the Wash
Matilda: Matilda's Miracles
My Dad Is Fantastic
My Mom Is Magnificent
Wonka
Charlie's Gobstoppingly Great Sticker Activity Book
Wonka: The Official Movie Mad Libs
On the First Day of Christmas
Where's Wonka?
Roald Dahl Animal Sounds
Roald Dahl Words
Roald Dahl Shapes
Love from Matilda
Matilda Mad Libs
The Marvelous Matilda Sticker and Activity Book
Roald Dahl ABC
Roald Dahl 123

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