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Top 10 Best Roald Dahl Books

Roald Dahl Day is September 13th! September is also a time to celebrate the author's anniversary of his 100th birthday! Enjoy these top 10 books written by Roald Dahl, author extraordinaire!

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  1. The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon…
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2016. — J DAHL
  2. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are…
    Book, 2007New York : Puffin Books, 2007, 2004. — J DAHL
  3. This is a great book for children from 4 to 10. I am way past that age but I still enjoyed it. Dahl's style of writing is excellent and the story is quite simple and interesting. All in all, an excellent book and I would recommend anyone with…
    eBook, 2007[S.l.] : Penguin Group US, 2007. — Overdrive eBook
  4. This book has been my favorite ever since the first time that I read it. It tells the story of a fox who has to go out and get food from three farms that are nearby in order to feed his family, but there are three farmers, named Boggis, Bunce, and…
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Puffin Books, 2016. — J DAHL
  5. This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! "In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks and they ride on broomsticks. But this is…
    Book, 1983New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983. — J DAHL
  6. Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull…
    Book, 2007New York : Puffin Books, 2007, ©1988. — J DAHL
  7. "Danny Champion of the world" was a great book. If you like Rold Dahl, you will like this a lot. This book is about a boy and his father who live in a gas station in England, with their land bordering Mr.Victor Hazel's, a mean rich man who owns a…
    Book, 1998New York, New York : Puffin Books : Penguin Books, 1998, c1975. — J DAHL
  8. George's Marvelous Medicine is a fantastic book, for all ages! It's hilarious and will make anyone laugh. Once you start reading this book you won't be able to get your nose out of it!!! I would rate this book a most definite five, or the highest…
    Book, 1991New York : Puffin Books, 1991, c1981. — J DAHL
  9. The Enormous Crocodile decides he'd like a juicy little child for lunch; and his animal friends are horrified. Nonetheless he proceeds on his plans of trickery and deception, eventually bagging just what he deserves. Kids will want parental…
    Book, ER DAHL
  10. The Twits is a book by Roald Dahl. The Twits are husband and wife and although they are very funny, they are not too bright! Mr. Twit has a long, shaggy beard that has bits of rotten fish, apple, stale bread, etc. stuck in it. Mrs. Twit used to be…
    Book, 1991New York : Puffin Books, 1991, c1980, c1998. — J DAHL

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