Fox The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me(both I hadn’t read yet) and Esio Trot (which I have not read since high school), books 159-1.Ĭontinue reading “Dahl-a-thon” Author Sumthinblue Posted on 12 November, 2009 13 November, 2009 Categories Book Events, Book Reviews Tags 24-hour read-a-thon, alfie the tortoise, bean, billy, boggis, Boggis's Chicken House Number One, bunce, duke of Hampshire, esio trot, esio trot spell, fantastic mr. His books are quick reads, and they never fail to crack me up, so I included three books this time around: Fantastic Mr. For the last 24-hour read-a-thon, I made sure to include some Roald Dahl books in the lineup.

I’m a big Roald Dahl fan, and I grew up reading his books, from the classic children’s books to the collections of twisted tales (which I really really love!).

With dozens work under his name - children’s stories for early readers and middle readers, children’s poetry collections, short story anthologies, novels, memoirs, autobiographical essays, cookbooks, film scripts, and even guidebooks - each member of the family will find a book to enjoy. If there was one author I would recommend to every household library, I’d definitely recommend Roald Dahl. The battered hardcover copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory instantly caught my attention because we had a betamax tape of the 70’s Gene Wilder movie, and I grew up looking for a golden ticket in practically every chocolate bar I tore open.Ĭontinue reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Author Sumthinblue Posted on 24 November, 2011 Categories Book Reviews Tags Augustus Gloop, charlie and the chocolate factory, charlie and the chocolate factory pop-up, Charlie Bucket, golden ticket, Mike Teavee, pop-up, pop-up book, quentin blake pop-up, roald dahl, roald dahl pop-up, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, willy wonka, Wonka 8 Comments on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dahl-a-thon I was in third grade, and by then legally allowed into the library sections for big kids (although I had managed to smuggle myself in many times in previous years), and I was making my way through the shelves alphabetically. It was the first time he was reading it, while I’ve read the book more times than I can count (and once more while he was reading it!), and I must say I don’t think I’ll ever outgrow this book - it’s still as magical as the first time I read it. (one of the kids I am tutoring) to Roald Dahl via Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

A couple of weeks ago, I introduced eight year old E.

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