Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl - The BFG
Fiction 7+
167 pages
Giants are known for eating children. So when Sophie is snatched from her bed by the BFG, she fears for her life. But luckily he is far more jumbly than his disgusting neighbours. They become good friends and cook up a plan to rid the world of bad giants.
Roald Dahl - Fantastic Mr Fox
Fiction 7+
80 pages
Boggis, Bunce and Bean are just about the nastiest three farmers you could ever wish to meet. They hate Mr Fox and are determined to get him, and plan to catch him by whatever means necessary.
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fiction 7+
179 pages
Charlie Bucket can't believe his luck when he finds a Golden Ticket and wins the chance of a lifetime: a magical day witnessing the miraculous creation of the most delectable eatables ever made.
Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Fiction 7+
270 pages
Mr Wonka might be a genius with chocolate, but Charlie and his family don't trust his flying skills one bit. Especially when the thing he's flying is a glass elevator and it is zooming out of control into the stratosphere.
Roald Dahl - Danny the Champion of the World
Fiction 7+
384 pages
Danny thinks the world of his father, but imagine his surprise when he finds out he's been breaking the law! Even grown-ups bend the rules sometimes, but Danny knows his father is still good, kind and clever and full of exciting ideas.
Roald Dahl - The Twits
Fiction 7+
122 pages
Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty. So the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch a plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve!
Roald Dahl - The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Fiction 5+
32 pages
What else could a giraffe with an extending neck, a pelican with an expanding beak and an athletic little monkey be but the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company? When the trio are invited to try and clean all 677 windows belonging to His Grace The Duke of Hampshire, it is no wonder they have the most incredible fun.
Roald Dahl - Matilda
Fiction 7+
201 pages
Matilda's parents have called her some terrible things. The truth is, she's a genius and they're the stupid ones. Find out how she gets the better of them and her spiteful headmistress, as well as discovering that she has a very special power.
Roald Dahl - James and the Giant Peach
Fiction 7+
122 pages
The story of James who has lived with his two beastly aunts ever since his parents were eaten up outside London Zoo. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are really horrible people and make poor James's life a misery.
Roald Dahl - George’s Marvellous Medicine
Fiction 7+
81 pages
This is a funny story which tells the tale of George and his Grandma. When he can't stand her bad habits any longer, he decides to cure her nastiness for good. He concocts a very special medicine which is as nasty as she is - with explosive results.
Roald Dahl - The Magic Finger
Fiction 7+
56 pages
Illustrated by Quentin Blake, this classic Dahl story is about an unusual little girl who has a magic finger. When things go wrong, she inflicts punishment by flashing her magic finger. The results include her teacher growing whiskers and a tail.