RoaldDhal 1916 –

1990

Famous British Author and Poet

He became famous in the 1940s with both children and adult books. He became one of the world's best-selling authors.

Known as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".

He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1983, and Children's Author of the Year from the British Book Awards in 1990.

In 2008 he was voted 16th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

His short stories are known for their unexpected endings and often dark humour.

His works include:• James and the Giant Peach, • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, • Matilda, • The Witches, • The Twits,  • George's Marvellous Medicine and • The BFG.

James and the Giant Peach was the first of Roald Dahl's well-known children's stories.

The story of James Henry Trotter, his horrible aunts and how some magic beans, a peach and some insects all change his life.

James and the Giant Peach 1961

Think of someone who is horrible and describe them using an animal, object or vegetable.

A poor boy named Charlie Bucket always helps his family because his grandma is sick and his parents must work. One day his grandpa gives him a coin to buy some chocolate because he is so proud of Charlie. In this chocolate there is a gold ticket, which means he has won a visit to the local and mysterious chocolate factory.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964

When Charlie arrives at the factory with the other winners, they soon learn it is a magical and wonderful place.

The owner, Willy Wonker, shows them around but warns them not to touch or eat anything. All of the children disobey this but Charlie is the only one who finishes the tour of the factory.

Match the sweets to the descriptions:

Matilda 1988

•One of Roald Dahl's best-known stories.

•It won the ‘Children’s Book of the Year’ award soon after it was published.

•The story of a little girl with a big brain and strange magical powers. Her parents are unkind and she is adopted by her kind teacher Miss Honey. She also seeks revenge on her horrible Headmistress Miss Trunchbull.

Quotes:

A little girl named Sophie, (named after Roal Dhal’s granddaughter)  sees a giant blowing something into the bedroom windows down the street. The giant notices her, reaches through the window, and carries her to his home in Giant Country…

The BFG 1989

He tells her that he is the world's only friendly giant, (BFG), who can hear dreams and catches them to later blow them in to the bedrooms of children using his trumpet.

When he catches a nightmare, he destroys it, or blows in on the other giants who are evil and eat “human beans” - especially children!

Evil giants

The Fleshlumpeater

The BonecruncherThe ManhuggerThe ChildchewerThe MeatdripperThe GizzardgulperThe MaidmasherThe BloodbottlerThe Butcher Boy

Because the BFG refuses to eat children he must eat a foul-tasting vegetable known as a snozzcumber.

He also must drink an unusual drink called frobscottle, which cause the drinker to break wind (fart) instead of burp; Roald Dhal calls this Whizzpopping.