Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox! 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…
Captured by a giant! 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 become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little childdlers…
A little magic can take you a long way. When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entraceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of oversized friends-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and mo…
A little magic can take you a long way. After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, James goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized frien…
Professional tricksters, put your cunning to the test. Inside this dastardly little book you'll find step-by-step instructions for making mischief and mayhem. With pranks and tricks from Roald Dahl's beloved heroes and rotten baddies this wickedly fun book is strictly not suitable for giants (or adults). Also includes outrageous jokes, fiendish quizzes, and a few smelly surprises!
"The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda! Who put superglue in Dad's hat? Was it relly a ghost that made Mom tear out of the house? Matilda is a genius with idiot parents-and she's having a great time driving them crazy. But at school things are different. At school there's Miss Trunchbull, two hundred menacing punds of kid-hating headmistress. Get rid of the Trunchbull and Matilda would be a …
Matilda Wormwood's father is a mean crooked crook. And her mother's just plain stupid. They think Matilda is a nuisance who should watch more TV and read fewer books! But her lonely teacher Miss Honey thinks Matilda is a genius. Matilda has a few extraordinary tricks up her sleeve, so her horrible parents and even more horrible headmistress had better watch out.
A taste of her own medicine. George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma's in for the surprise-and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
How do you outwut a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest, people in the world. They hate everything-except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birdsd to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.
Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins.