Ronald dahl illustrations

Willy Wonka of the Roald Dahl books by Quentin Blake

Yesterday was Roald Dahl's birthday, so in honor of that, I've decided to dedicate this post to him and some of his children's books. He was born in 1916 in Wales, to Norwegian parents. Dahl's father and elder sister died when he was only three, so he and his siblings were raised by their mother. She used to tell them tales of Norwegian folklore - about trolls and other mythical creatures. Roald Dahl didn't enjoy his schooldays and his unhappy memories greatly influenced his writing. He did…

Who hasn't been swept away into the magical world of Roald Dahl? Who wasn't overjoyed for Charlie when he found that last golden ticket and whose

In ‘Miss Honey’s Cottage’ a small, clever girl walks to her teacher’s home in the woods. Inside the hovel, kind Miss Honey prepares her pupil tea and bread with margarine.…

The Book Boggis, and Bunce and Bean One fat, one short, one lean These horrible crooks So different in looks Were nonetheless equally mean! Published in 1970, Fantastic Mr. Fox is famed author Roal…

This is a guest post by our current Rioter in Residence, Sean Ferrell. Sean’s novels include Man in the Empty Suitfrom Soho Press (2013) and Numb from

The BFG costume

"Use the rod, beat the child. That's my motto" .. "They're all mistakes, children! Filthy, nasty things. Glad I never was one. I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me." - Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda by Roald Dahl