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Boy

Tales of Childhood

Roald Dahl Quentin Blake Quentin Blake

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English
Puffin
16 May 2016
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As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop. There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's. You'll hear tales of horrible school bullies and the motor-car accident when Roald's nose was nearly sliced clean off . . . Roald Dahl vividly shares his memories; some are funny. Some are painful. Some are unpleasant. All are true.
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Illustrated by:   Quentin Blake, Quentin Blake
Imprint:   Puffin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   207g
ISBN:   9780141365534
ISBN 10:   0141365536
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 9 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Children/juvenile ,  ELT Advanced ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sitting in a hut at the bottom of his garden, surrounded by odd bits and pieces such as a suitcase (used as a footrest), his own hipbone (which he'd had replaced) and a heavy ball of metal foil (made from years' worth of chocolate wrappers), Roald Dahl wrote some of the world's best-loved stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, The Witches, The BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox, James and the Giant Peach and lots more. Quentin Blake is one of Britain's most successful illustrators. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books and he was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. He has won many awards including the Whitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal and taught for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted in the New Year's Honours.

Reviews for Boy: Tales of Childhood

A shimmering fabric of his yesterdays, the magic and the hurt--Observer Brilliantly coloured, sometimes grotesque and sometimes magical--Sunday Times As frightening and funny as his fiction--New York Times Book Review


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