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(0)Roald Dahl
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.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
2 CDs (2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Twits: The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
The minpins: Little Billy enters the Forest of Sin and meets the Minpins, matchstick-sized people who live in tree cities besieged by the Smoke-Belching Gruncher whom Billy vows to destroy.
The magic finger: Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 CDs (3 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now.
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 CDs (435 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The witches: 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.
Revolting rhymes & dirty beasts: Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon...
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
9 CDs (646 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
James and the giant peach: A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
Mr. Fox and other animal stories: A collection of animal stories.
Danny the champion of the world: A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together.
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.
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.
36) My year
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1994.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
37) Someone like you
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1953]
Physical Desc
359 pages c ; 20 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A picture book based on the film version of Roald Dahl book in which a young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.