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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1978, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Used a number line and a jacket priced at $4.95
  • Jonathan Cape, 1978, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Used standard statement (‘First published’ followed by the date with later printings stated underneath) and published without a jacket and not priced (it is possible to find a sticker on the back panel marked: J.CAPE/£2.95 net/(line)/In U.K. Only)

• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl’s Heroes and Villains
• Movies:
  • Four Enchanting Stories by Roald Dahl
  • Revolting Rhymes and The Enormous Crocodile
  • Roald Dahl’s Classic Tales
  • The Enormous Crocodile and The Magic Finger (1990)
• Audio Books:
  • 3 Favourite Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • 4 Favourite Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • 5 Favourite Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • De Reuzen-Krokodil read by Jan Meng
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox and Other Animal Stories read by Chris O'Dowd, Geoffrey Palmer, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Martin Jarvis
  • L’énorme Crocodile read by François Morel
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books read by David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Kate Winslet, Chris O'Dowd, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Richardson, Richard Ayoade, Douglas Hodge
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books (10 CD Collection) read by Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Palmer, James Bolam, Andrew Sachs, June Whitfield, Timothy West, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis
  • The Enormous Crocodile read by Roger Blake
  • The Enormous Crocodile read by Stephen Fry
  • The Enormous Crocodile read by Roald Dahl
  • The Enormous Crocodile and The Magic Finger read by Roald Dahl
  • The Roald Dahl Audio Collection read by Roald Dahl
  • The Roald Dahl Soundbook read by Roald Dahl

• Buy this book:
  

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

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Description

The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!

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Reviews

• “Paradoxes” by Mary Kenny from the December 16, 1978 issue of The Spectator (UK) (read online)
• “A Dastardly Crocodile” by Belle Alderman from the July 14, 1979 issue of The Canberra Times – Canberra, Australia (read online)

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Fun Stuff

Merchandise

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Custom binding by artist Erin Fletcher 
  • Singing Roald Dahl: Crocodile Rhyme – original song by Dr. Ian Inkster

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Teacher Ideas

• The Enormous Crocodile – Alternative Endings
  • PDF with activities to produce a piece of drama showing a new ending for the story
• The Enormous Crocodile – The Crocodile Trap
  • PDF with activities to create a design for a new crocodile trap
• The Enormous Crocodile – Wanted
  • PDF with activities to make a wanted or warning poster for children, warning them about The Enormous Crocodile

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Covers

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Penguin Readers Covers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Simplified story texts are combined with beautiful original illustrations for students aged 7 and above.

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Bulgarian Covers – Огромният крокодил

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Chinese Covers

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Dutch Covers – De Reuzenkrokodil

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Estonian Covers – Koletu Krokodill

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French Covers – L’énorme crocodile

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Greek Covers – Ο ΠΕΛΩΡΙΟΣ ΚΡΟΚΟΔΕΙΛΟΣ

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Norwegian Covers – Den Kjempestore Krokodillen

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Russian Covers – Огромный Крокодил

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Slovakian Covers – Obrovský krokodíl

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Slovenian Covers – Gromozanski krokodil

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Spanish Covers – ¡Qué asco de bichos! El cocodrilo enorme

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Welsh Covers – Y Crocodeil Anferthol

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1975, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Jill Bennett
    • To identify: Used a numberline with jacket priced at $5.95
  • Jonathan Cape, 1975, UK.
    • To identify: Used single statement as per normal practice (‘First published’ followed by the date with later printings stated underneath) with a jacket priced at £2.25
    • Illustrated by: Jill Bennett
• Later editions:
  • Jonathan Cape, 1994, UK.
    • To identify: Used a number line and a jacket pricing of £8.99
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
  • Knopf, 2002, USA.
    • To identify: Used a number line in a non-priced jacket
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
• Connections:
  • Pheasant poaching plot is very similar to previous short story “The Champion of the World”
  • Danny’s father tells him a bedtime story about The BFG

• Related books:
  • A Date With Danger
  • Roald Dahl 15 Book Box Set
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Story Collection
  • The Marvellous Roald Dahl Library
  • The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 2
  • The Roald Dahl Centenary Boxed Set
• Movies:
  • Danny the Champion of the World (TV movie - 1989)
• Theater:
  • Danny the Champion of the World adapted by David Wood
• Audio Books:
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Jimmy Hibbert
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Robert Powell
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Peter Serafinowicz
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Nigel Anthony and Joanna David
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Timothy West
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Nathaniel Parker
  • Danny the Champion of the World read by Will Young
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books read by David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Kate Winslet, Chris O'Dowd, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Richardson, Richard Ayoade, Douglas Hodge
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books (10 CD Collection) read by Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Palmer, James Bolam, Andrew Sachs, June Whitfield, Timothy West, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis
• TV Shows:
  • Jackanory (1965)

• Buy this book:
  

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

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Description

Can Danny and his father outsmart the villainous Mr. Hazell?

Danny has a life any boy would love—his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest master car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. But one night Danny discovers a shocking secret that his father has kept hidden for years. Soon Danny finds himself the mastermind behind the most incredible plot ever attempted against nasty Victor Hazell, a wealthy landowner with a bad attitude. Can they pull it off? If so, Danny will truly be the champion of the world.

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Reviews

• “The middle ground” by Isabel Quigly from the December 6, 1975 issue of The Spectator (UK) (read online)

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Awards

• Surrey School award (UK 1978)
• California Young Reader Medal (USA 1979)

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Fun Stuff

Merchandise

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Limited edition prints by illustrator Jill Bennett 
  • Danny and the Champions of the World – a rock band from London! 

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Teacher Ideas

• Danny the Champion of the World – Chapter 12
  • PDF with activities to explore and develop strategies to write a script
• Danny the Champion of the World – Chapter 5
  • PDF with activities to analyse, design and evaluate a new pheasant-catching trick
• Danny the Champion of the World – Chapter 7
  • PDF with activities to make a word-picture describing a story entitled: "The first time I..."
• Danny the Champion of the World – Chapter Study Guides
  • Vocabulary words and questions for each chapter of the book, along with a suggested final project (note: Archive.org)
• Danny the Champion of the World – Literature Guide
  • PDF including Initiating Activity, Mini Lessons, Critical Thinking Questions, Related Activites, and more
• Danny the Champion of the World – Novel Study (Preview)
  • PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)
• Quick Student Workbooks
  • Designed to get students thinking critically about the text they read and provide a guided study format to facilitate in improved learning and retention

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Covers

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Penguin Readers Covers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Simplified story texts are combined with beautiful original illustrations for students aged 7 and above.

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Bulgarian Covers – Дани – шампион на света

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Czech Covers – Danny, mistr světa

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Dutch Covers – Daantje, de wereldkampioen

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Estonian Covers – Danny, maailma parim

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French Covers – Danny, Champion du Monde

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Frisian Covers – Lytse Daan, de Wrâldkampioen

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Galician Covers – Danny, o campión do mundo

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German Covers – Danny oder Die Fasanenjagd

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Greek Covers – ΝΤΑΝΙ, Ο ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ

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Hebrew Covers

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Korean Covers – 우리의 챔피언 대니

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Lithuanian Covers – Denis pasaulio čempionas

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Norwegian Covers – Danny og den store fasanjakten

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Polish Covers – Danny, mistrz świata

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Portuguese Covers – Danny, o Campeão do Mundo

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Russian Covers – Дэнни – чемпион мира

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Serbian Covers – Deni, prvak sveta

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Slovakian Covers – Danny – majster sveta

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Spanish Covers – Danny el campeón del mundo

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Vietnamese Covers – Nhà Vô Địch Thế Giới

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Welsh Covers – Danny Pencampwr Y Byd

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1972, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Joseph Schindelman
    • To identify: First Edition statement, jacket priced at $3.95
  • Allen & Unwin, 1973, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Faith Jaques
    • To identify: Standard practice statement (‘First published in Great Britain in’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements), no jacket and not priced
• Later editions:
  • Unwin/Hyman, 1986, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Michael Foreman
    • To identify: Two publishing statements; the second reads ‘This edition published 1986’ with jacket priced at £7.50
  • Viking, 1995, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Number line with jacket £9.99. Note: There is a variant jacket that is not priced and has no Viking logo on the spine
  • Knopf, 2001, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Number line with non-priced jacket
• Previewed in:
  • “The Glass Elevator: Some Startling New Adventures with Charlie Bucket” published in August 18, 1972 issue of LIFE Magazine

• Contains:
  • “BUNGO BUNI…”
  • “In the quelchy quaggy sogmire…”
  • “Oh you Knid, you are vile and vermicious…”
  • “Hello, you great Knid! Tell us, how do you do…”
  • “The Nurse’s Song”
  • “Oh alleluia and hooray…”
  • “If you are old and have the shakes…”
  • “Attention, please! Attention, please…”
• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl 15 Book Box Set
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Story Collection
  • The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka
  • The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 2
  • The Roald Dahl Centenary Boxed Set
  • The Roald Dahl Collection
• Theater:
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A Play adapted by Richard R. George
• Audio Books:
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by James Bolam
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by Robert Powell
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by full cast
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by Eric Idle
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by Jonathan Cecil
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by Douglas Hodge
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by full cast
  • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator read by Kerry Shale
  • Charlie et le grand ascenseur de verre read by Luc Alexander, Sophie Arthuys, Arnaud Bédouet, Étienne Fernagut, Laurence Merchet, Didier Rousset
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books read by David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Kate Winslet, Chris O'Dowd, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Richardson, Richard Ayoade, Douglas Hodge
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books (10 CD Collection) read by Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Palmer, James Bolam, Andrew Sachs, June Whitfield, Timothy West, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis
  • The Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka read by full cast
• TV Shows:
  • Jackanory (1965)

• Buy this book:
  

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

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Description

Now that he’s won the chocolate factory, what’s next for Charlie?

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket’s back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’s first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.

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Teacher Ideas

• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Novel Study (Preview)
  • PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)
• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Something Nasty in the Lifts
  • PDF with activities related to exploring Dahl's use of descriptive language including drawing an alien

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Reviews

• “Books for Children” by Karla Kuskin (The Saturday Review)

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Awards

• Surrey School award (UK 1975)
• Nene award (1978)

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Fun Stuff

• Oompa-Loompa Songbook
• A Warning from the Vermicious Knids

Merchandise

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Book-A-Minute Bedtime Story 
  • Singing Roald Dahl: The Grobes – original song by Dr. Ian Inkster

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Teacher Ideas

• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Novel Study (Preview)
  • PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)
• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Something Nasty in the Lifts
  • PDF with activities related to exploring Dahl's use of descriptive language including drawing an alien

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Covers

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Afrikaans Covers – Charlie en die groot glashyser

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Arabic Covers – تشارلي والمصعد الزجاجي العظيم

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Bulgarian Covers – Чарли и Големият стъклен асансьор

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Catalan Covers – Charlie i el gran ascension de vidre

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Chinese Covers

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Dutch Covers – Sjakie en de grote glazen lift

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Estonian Covers – Charlie ja Suur Klaaskabiin

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French Covers – Charlie et le grand ascenseur de verre

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Galician Covers – Charlie e o grande ascensor de cristal

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German Covers – Charlie und der Große Gläserne Fahrstuhl

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Greek Covers – Ο ΤΣΑΡΛΙ ΚΑΙ Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ ΓΥΑΛΙΝΟΣ ΑΝΕΛΚΥΣΤΗΡΑΣ

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Hindi Covers

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Korean Covers – 찰리와 거대한 유리 엘리베이터

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Norwegian Covers – Charlie og den store glassheisen

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Polish Covers – Charlie i Wielka Szklana Winda

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Portuguese Covers – Charlie e o Grande Elevador de Vidro

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Russian Covers

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Serbian Covers – Čarli i veliko stakleno liftalo

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Slovakian Covers – Charlie a veľký sklený výťah

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Spanish Covers – Charlie y el gran ascensor de cristal

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Turkish Covers – Charlie’nin Büyük Cam Asansörü

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Vietnamese Covers – Charlie và chiếc thang máy bằng kính

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Knopf, 1964, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Joseph Schindelman
    • To identify: Six line colophon that gives the paper manufacturer and published in a jacket priced at $3.95 and no SBN numbers on rear. – Note: this is actually really difficult, and Richard’s site there has a long section about it. If you want to definitively identify a Charlie Knopf first edition, head over there…
  • Allen & Unwin, 1967, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Faith Jaques
    • To identify: Standard practice statement (‘First published in Great Britain in’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements), no jacket and not priced
• Later editions:
  • Knopf, 1973, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Joseph Schindelman
    • To identify: States ‘Revised Edition 1973’ listing 7 books at top of page
    • Changed black pygmy Oompa-Loompas to white fantasy Oompa-Loompas. (See Politically Correct Oompa-Loompa Evolution for more information.)
  • Unwin/Hyman, 1985, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Michael Foreman
    • To identify: Last of three statements reads ‘This edition published 1985’ with jacket priced at £6.95
  • Viking, 1995, UK.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Number line with jacket £9.99. Note: There is a variant jacket that is not priced and has no Viking logo on the spine
  • Knopf, 2001, USA.
    • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
    • To identify: Number line with ‘Revised Edition’ underneath and published with non-priced jacket
• Excised material:
  • “Willy Wonka’s Hottest Item” chapter published in October 2014 issue of Vanity Fair
• Censorship:
  • Removed from a locked reference collection at the Boulder, Colo. Public Library (1988), where it had been placed because the librarian thought the book espoused a poor philosophy of life.
  • From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.
• Recent news: 
  • Playing the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Board Game - February 22, 2020
  • Lego Roald Dahl Characters in UK - September 10, 2017
  • Storybook Cosmetics collaboration with Dahl - September 3, 2017
  • Willy Wonka Teddy Bear by Steiff - July 23, 2017
  • “I apologise to mugwumps everywhere.” - April 28, 2017
  • More news…

• Contains:
  • “Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop…”
  • “There’s no earthly way of knowing…”
  • “Dear friends, we surely all agree…”
  • “Veruca Salt, the little brute…”
  • “The most important thing we’ve learned…”
• Related books:
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mad Libs
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book
  • It’s Great to be Eight
  • Roald Dahl 15 Book Box Set
  • Roald Dahl Collection
  • Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Whipple-Scrumptious Sticker Activity Book
  • Roald Dahl’s Incredible Chocolate Box
  • Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book
  • Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Story Collection
  • Roald Dahl’s Creative Writing with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: How to Write Tremendous Characters
  • Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets
  • The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka
  • The Illustrated Treasury of Modern Literature for Children
  • The Kingfisher Book of Great Boy Stories: A Treasury of Classics from Children’s Literature
  • The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets
  • The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 2
  • The Roald Dahl Centenary Boxed Set
  • The Roald Dahl Collection
  • The World Treasury of Children’s Literature
• Movies:
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  • Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
• Theater:
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical), 2013, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London (currently running)
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play adapted by Richard R. George
  • Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka adapted by Tim McDonald and Leslie Bricusse
  • The Golden Ticket (opera), 2010, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, St Louis, USA
• Audio Books:
  • 2 Favourite Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • 4 Favourite Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • 5 Favourite Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by Roald Dahl
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by full cast
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by Eric Idle
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by Douglas Hodge
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by James Bolam
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by full cast
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by Kerry Shale
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories read by Roald Dahl
  • Charlie et la Chocolaterie read by Claude Villers
  • Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik read by Ulrich Noethen
  • Karlík a továrna na čokoládu read by Barbora Hrzánová
  • La fabbrica di cioccolato read by Neri Marcorè
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books read by David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Kate Winslet, Chris O'Dowd, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Richardson, Richard Ayoade, Douglas Hodge
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books (10 CD Collection) read by Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Palmer, James Bolam, Andrew Sachs, June Whitfield, Timothy West, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis
  • The Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka read by full cast
  • The Magic Finger and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read by Roald Dahl
  • The Roald Dahl Audio Collection read by Roald Dahl
  • The Roald Dahl Soundbook read by Roald Dahl
• TV Shows:
  • Jackanory (1965)
• Video Games:
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1985)
• Rides:
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (Alton Towers, Staffordshire, England)

• Buy this book:
  

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

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Description

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 wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

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Reviews

• “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (The Saturday Review)
• “Little Private Lives” by Margot Hentoff (The New York Review of Books)

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Awards

• New England Round Table of Children’s Librarians Award (USA 1972)
• Surrey School award (UK 1973)
• Millennium Children’s Book Award (UK 2000)
• Blue Peter Book Award (UK 2000)

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Articles

• “The Chocolate Revolution” – Roald Dahl gives a lesson on the history of chocolate and the inventions that changed the world

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Criticism and Analysis

• “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Other Excremental Visions” 
  • Paper by Hamida Bosmajian published in The Lion and the Unicorn 
• “Charlie and the Political-Correctness Factory”
  • Essay submitted by Cassandra Pierce
• “Charlie’s Evolving Moral Universe: Filmic Interpretations of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“ 
  • Essay by June Pulliam published in Fantasy Fiction into Film: Essays 
• “Deconstructing Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory: Race, Labor, and the Changing Depictions of the Oompa-Loompas” (PDF)
  • Essay by Chryl Corbin published in The Berkeley McNair Research Journal 
• “Finding Fate’s Father: Some Life History Influences on Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“
  • Essay by William Todd Schultz published in Biography
• “The Implicature of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“ 
  • Paper by Aisyah Wulandari and Fergi Cintia Amalia published in Jurnal Ilmiah Dinamika Bahasa dan Budaya 
• “‘The Nightwatchmen’ and ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ as books to be read to children” 
  • Paper by Anne Merrick published in Children’s Literature in Education 
• “A Study on the Characteristics of Mr. Willy Wonka that Set Up the Stages of the Golden Ticket Children in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 
  • Paper by Bawono Sudewo and Aris Munandar published in Lexicon 
• “What Children’s Literature Teaches Us About Money: Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’” 
  • Blog post on The Billfold 
• “Willy Wonka’s Narcissistic Personality in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 
  • Paper by Bovis Narendra Pratama and G. Fajar Sasmita Aji published in the Journal of Language and Literature 

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Fun Stuff

• Chapter 22 Excerpt
• Oompa-Loompa Songbook
• “Willy Wonka’s Hottest Item” excised chapter
• Eleanor Cameron vs. Roald Dahl
• Politically Correct Oompa-Loompa Evolution
• Marshall Field’s Christmas Windows 2003
• Bookworm (BBC TV) Transcript with story about 30th Anniversary
• Playing the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Board Game – blog post from me about the vintage “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Game

Merchandise

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Favorite Quotes from the book 
  • Book-A-Minute Bedtime Story 
  • 100 Best Websites for Chocolate Fanatics, which links to this site 
  • Custom binding by artist Erin Fletcher 
  • “The Sequel To Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory That Charlie’s Mother Deserves”

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Teacher Ideas

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Activity Guide
  • A variety of activities all around the book
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Children’s Theatre Activities
  • Includes activities devised to introduce the story to children who will perform the play
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Comprehension and Analysis
  • Activies, quizzes, worksheets and extension ideas for studying the book (note: Archive.org)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Cooking Activity
  • Includes recipe for chocolate balls
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Creative Writing Activity
  • Scroll down to find “Design a New Room for the Chocolate Factory”
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Lesson Plans
  • PDF file including extracts, Literacy and PSHE learning objectives, lesson plans and fun activity sheets
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Lesson Plans
  • Bring Willy Wonka’s world into your classroom with these splendiferous PSHE and Literacy YPO lesson plans.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Novel Study (Preview)
  • PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Reading Club Activities
  • PDF file with plan and activities for a summer reading club. In addition to reading and discussing, students make a candy machine and construction-paper candy bars with a Golden Ticket. (note: Archive.org)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Selection Quick Check – Part 1
  • PDF with questions related to first part of story (note: Archive.org)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Selection Quick Check – Part 2
  • PDF with questions related to second part of story (note: Archive.org)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – TeacherVision.com Resources
  • Includes several enrichment activities and projects, a list of Internet resources, and a short Dahl bibliography.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Wonka Bingo!
  • Designed for a special education class of 11-13 year olds, but would be great for kids of any age
• Quick Student Workbooks
  • Designed to get students thinking critically about the text they read and provide a guided study format to facilitate in improved learning and retention

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Covers

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Penguin Readers Covers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Simplified story texts are combined with beautiful original illustrations for students aged 7 and above.

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Afrikaans Covers – Charlie en die Sjokoladefabriek

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Arabic Covers – تشارلي وَمَصنَعُ الشوكولاتَه

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Armenian Covers – Չարլին և շոկոլադի գործարանը

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Bulgarian Covers – Чарли и шоколадовата фабрика

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Catalan Covers – Charlie i la fàbrica de xocolata

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Chinese Covers

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Croatian Covers – Charlie i tvornica čokolade

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Czech Covers – Karlík a továrna na čokoládu

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Dutch Covers – Sjakie en de chocoladefabriek

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Estonian Covers – Charlie ja šokolaadivabrik

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French Covers – Charlie et la chocolaterie

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Galician Covers – Charlie e a fábrica de chocolate

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German Covers – Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik

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Greek Covers – Ο ΤΣΑΡΛΙ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΕΡΓΟΣΤΑΣΙΟ ΣΟΚΟΛΑΤΑΣ

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Hindi Covers

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Italian Covers – La Fabbrica Di Cioccolato

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Japanese Covers

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Korean Covers – 찰리와 초콜릿 공장

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Lithuanian Covers – Čarlis ir šokolado fabrikas

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Norwegian Covers – Charlie og sjokoladefabrikken

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Polish Covers – Charlie i fabryka czekolady

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Portuguese Covers

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Russian Covers – Чарли и шоколадная фабрика

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Scots Covers – Chairlie and the Chocolate Works

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Serbian Covers – Čarli i fabrika čokolade

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Slovakian Covers – Charlie a továreň na čokoládu

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Spanish Covers – Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate

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Turkish Covers – Charlie’nin Çikolata Fabrikasi

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Vietnamese Covers – Charlie và nhà máy sôcôla

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Welsh Covers – Charlie a’r Ffatri Siocled

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

• First editions:
  • Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1982, Great Britain.
    • To identify: Standard practice statement (‘First published’ followed by the date with no later printings listed underneath), with jacket priced £6.50
  • Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982, USA.
    • To identify: Standard practice statement ( ‘First Edition’ with date or ‘First American Edition’ with date, no later dates or printing statements), with jacket priced $10.95
  • Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982, USA.
    • To identify: With slip case, not priced, signed by author & illustrator. Limitation page with number out of 300 copies.
• Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
• Connections:
  • In Danny the Champion of the World, Danny’s father tells him a bedtime story about the BFG
• Recent news: 
  • Lego Roald Dahl Characters in UK - September 10, 2017
  • Which Roald Dahl character are you? - September 5, 2017
  • The BFG stars in the World’s Largest Dot-to-Dot - August 7, 2016
  • BFG’s real life inspiration was Roald Dahl’s friend and snooker partner | Daily Mail Online - July 21, 2016
  • BFG Corn Maze (Cambridgeshire, UK) - July 15, 2016
  • More news…

• Related books:
  • Roald Dahl 15 Book Box Set
  • Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Story Collection
  • Roald Dahl’s Creative Writing with The BFG: How to Write Splendid Settings
  • The BFG Mad Libs
  • The BFG’s Gloriumptious Journal
  • The BFG’s Gloriumptious Sticker Activity Book
  • The BFG, Matilda, and George’s Marvelous Medicine
  • The Big Friendly Doodle Book
  • The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection 3
  • The Roald Dahl Centenary Boxed Set
  • The Roald Dahl Collection
• Movies:
  • The BFG (1989)
  • The BFG (2016)
• Theater:
  • The BFG adapted by David Wood
• Audio Books:
  • De GVR read by Jan Meng
  • Le BGG read by Christine Delaroche and Daniel Prévost
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books read by David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Kate Winslet, Chris O'Dowd, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Peter Serafinowicz, Miranda Richardson, Richard Ayoade, Douglas Hodge
  • Roald Dahl Audio Books (10 CD Collection) read by Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes, Geoffrey Palmer, James Bolam, Andrew Sachs, June Whitfield, Timothy West, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis
  • Sophiechen und der Riese read by Peer Augustinski, Jürg Löw, Michael Habeck, Karlheinz Tafel
  • The BFG read by Natasha Richardson
  • The BFG read by Amanda Root and Jeremy Bulloch
  • The BFG read by David Walliams
  • The BFG read by full cast
  • The BFG read by Geoffrey Palmer
  • The BFG read by Samantha Bond
  • The BFG read by Mel Giedroyc
• TV Shows:
  • Jackanory (1965)

• Buy this book:
  

Important note: From 2022 onwards, Puffin has edited selected Dahl books to remove sensitive language and insert new sentences not written by Dahl. If you would prefer to read the original text, ensure you get a copy published before 2022 or one of the “Classic Collection” published by Penguin.

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Description

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 chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!

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Reviews

• “Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake are uncanny…” by Ruth Gordon (New York Times)

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Awards

• Federation of Children’s Book Groups Award (UK 1982)
• Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany 1984)
• International Board on Books for Young People awards for Norwegian and German translations (1986)
• Good Book Guide “Best Books of the Past 20 Years” (UK 1997)

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Articles

• “Visiting Royal Bedrooms”

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Criticism and Analysis

• Roald Dahl: The Master Of Darkness And Light
  • Written by J. L. Gargett
  • Description: “…The first essay discusses The BFG and Matilda in some detail, asserting that Dahl’s work for children deals in disturbing ideas…”
• “And For a Knife We Shall Use the Great Sword: Uncanny Cutlery and its Absence in the Fiction of Roald Dahl”
  • Essay by J.C. Bernthan published in FEAST
• “Children’s Literature in Translation: Translating Expressive Language in Roald Dahl’s The BFG“ 
  • Thesis by Merel Vosselman

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Fun Stuff

Merchandise

• Elsewhere on the web:
  • Custom binding by artist Erin Fletcher 

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Teacher Ideas

• Quick Student Workbooks
  • Designed to get students thinking critically about the text they read and provide a guided study format to facilitate in improved learning and retention
• The BFG – “If I were a giant…”
  • Creative prompt for writing and drawing
• The BFG – BFG for President!
  • Designed to teach about the election process
• The BFG – BFG Math
  • Designed to teach concepts of scale and multiplication in a hands on way
• The BFG – Creative Commercial Activity
  • Designed to teach creativity and teamwork
• The BFG – Creative Writing Activity
  • Scroll down to find “Recipes for Dreams”
• The BFG – Educators’ Guide
  • PDF guide for educators to using The BFG in the Classroom
• The BFG – Ideas for Classroom Activities
  • Includes ideas for teaching language devices and a fun recipe for Frobscottle!
• The BFG – Ideas for Classroom Activities
  • Includes ideas for studying dreams and depicting giants
• The BFG – Lesson Plans
  • PDF file including extracts, Literacy and PSHE learning objectives, lesson plans and fun activity sheets
• The BFG – Lesson Plans
  • These officially phizz-whizzing lesson plans include PSHE and Literacy Objectives for lessons on Friendship, Dreams and Believing.
• The BFG – Novel Study (Preview)
  • PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)

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Covers

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Penguin Readers Covers

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Simplified story texts are combined with beautiful original illustrations for students aged 7 and above.

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Afrikaans Covers – Die Groot Sagmoedige Reu

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Bulgarian Covers – ГДВ

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Catalan Covers – El gran amic gegant

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Croatian Covers – BFG – Blagi Fantastični Gorostas

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Czech Covers – obrDobr

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Dutch Covers – De GVR

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Estonian Covers – Suur Sõbralik Hiiglane

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French Covers – Le Bon Gros Géant

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German Covers – Sophiechen und der Riese

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Greek Covers – Ο ΜΦΓ-Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΚΟΣ ΓΙΓΑΝΤΑΣ

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Italian Covers – Il Grande Gigante Gentile

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Korean Covers – 내 친구 꼬마 거인

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Lithuanian Covers – DGM

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Norwegian Covers – Stor Vennlig Kjempe

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Russian Covers – БДВ, или Большой и Добрый Великан

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Scots Covers – The Guid Freendly Giant

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Serbian Covers – VDDŽ

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Slovakian Covers – Kamoš obor

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Slovenian Covers – VDV – Veliki dobrodušni velikan

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Spanish Covers – El Gran Gigante Bonachón

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Swedish Covers – Stora Vänliga Jätten

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Turkish Covers – Koca Sevimli Dev

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Ukrainian Covers – ВДВ, або Великий Дружній Велетень

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Vietnamese Covers – Sophie và tên khổng lồ

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Welsh Covers – Yr Cmm