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1) The witches
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
2) Vile verses
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
191 : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of children's songs, fairy tales, and poems.
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A revealing collection of personal letters written by the iconic author to his mother details his early childhood milestones, travels to Africa, Royal Air Force service, work in Washington D.C., literary achievements, and rise in Hollywood.
9) Rhyme stew
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1990.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
78 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
10) My year
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
287 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This is not an ordinary dictionary. After all, you wouldn't expect a Roald Dahl Dictionary to be ordinary, would you? Only really interesting words are allowed in this dictionary. All the words which Roald Dahl invented are here, plus the names of Roald Dahl's characters and places. You will also find words that are important in Roald Dahl's world. Finally, some words are simply here just for fun.
13) Going solo
Author
Language
English
Description
Continues his memoir "Boy." Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.
14) Boy
Author
Language
English
Description
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood...
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood describe summer vacations in Norway and life in an English boarding school.
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