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The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

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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:
    • Allen & Unwin, 1978, 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) that finishes ‘one volume 1978’ with non-priced jacket (or with sticker priced at £4.95) – Note: this is a unique jacket and there are discrepancies between the first and second printing. Richard’s site has a note with more details about it…
    • Later editions:
      • Unwin/Hyman, 1987, UK.
        • Illustrated by: Michael Foreman
        • To identify: Standard practice statement beginning ‘This one volume…’ first published in 1987, with jacket priced at £9.95 – Note: again, some interesting notes on the dust jacket as seen on Richard’s site…
      • Knopf, 1994, USA.
        • Illustrated by: Joseph Schindelman
        • To identify: Published without jacket and not priced with a number line on the copyright page
      • Viking, 1995, UK.
        • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
        • To identify: Number line used with jacket priced at £12.99

Description

A dazzling volume containing two classic Roald Dahl novels!

Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka have been children’s favorites for generations. Now their two books are available in one stunning edition! In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the gates of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory are opening at last . . . and only five children will be allowed inside. And then in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Charlie and Willy Wonka are back in a fantastic journey to outer space.

Fun Stuff

Covers

Catalan Covers – Les grans aventures d’en Charlie i el senyor Willy Wonka

Fantastic Mr. Fox

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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:
    • Alfred Knopf, 1970, USA.
      • Illustrated by: Donald Chaffin
      • To identify: Used a ‘First Edition’ statement and published in a jacket priced at $3.95.
    • Allen & Unwin, 1970, UK.
      • Illustrated by: Donald Chaffin
      • To identify: Used their standard single statement (‘First published in Great Britain in’ followed by the date). Published without a jacket and not priced.
  • Later editions:
    • Puffin, 1974, USA and UK.
      • Illustrated by: Jill Bennett
      • To identify: Published only in soft cover using a single statement and priced at 20p and $0.65.
    • Unwin/Hyman, 1978, UK.
      • Illustrated by: Tony Ross
      • To identify: Lists this publisher, then the first publication and date with Allen and Unwin, then ninth impression. Under that is a copyright date for Dahl and under that ‘illustrations © Tony Ross, 1988 – published with jacket priced at £6.95.
    • Viking, 1996, USA.
      • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
      • To identify: Used a number line in a jacket that is not priced and lacks a Viking logo on the spine. (See note on Richard’s site…)
    • Knopf, 2002, Canada.
      • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
      • To identify: Used a number line and a jacket priced at $15.95 and $23.95 (for the Canadian market)
  • Connections:
  • Recent news: 

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.

Description

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 would rather die than surrender. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now.

Reviews

  • “Little Private Lives” by Margot Hentoff (The New York Review of Books)
  • “Picture books for the younger set” by Maurice Dunlevy from the August 14, 1971 The Canberra Times – Canberra, Australia (read online)

Fun Stuff

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

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.

Afrikaans Covers – Fantastiese Meneer Vos

Bulgarian Covers – Фантастичният господин Фокс

Catalan Covers – El fantàstic senyor Guillot

Czech Covers – Fantastický pan Lišák

Dutch Covers – De Fantastische Meneer Vos

Estonian Covers – Vapustav härra Rebane

French Covers – Fantastique Maître Renard

German Covers – Der fantastische Mr. Fox

Greek Covers – Ο ΑΠΙΘΑΝΟΣ ΚΥΡΙΟΣ ΦΟΞ

Japanese Covers – Subarashiki Tosan Kitsune

Korean Covers

Lithuanian Covers – Nuostabusis ponas Lapinas

Norwegian Covers – Den Fantastike Mikkel Rev

Polish Covers – Fantastyczny pan Lis

Romanian Covers – Domnul Fox, vulpoi fantastic

Russian Covers – Изумительный мистер Лис

Scots Covers – The Sleekit Mr Tod

Serbian Covers – Fantastični gospodin Lisac

Slovakian Covers – Fantastický pán Lišiak

Spanish Covers – El Superzorro

Vietnamese Covers – Bác Fox tuyệt vời

Esio Trot

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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, 1990, UK.
      • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
      • To identify: Used a standard single statement (‘First published’ followed by the date with later printings stated underneath) and published with a jacket priced at £6.95.
    • Viking, 1990, USA.
      • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
      • To identify: Used a number line and published with a jacket priced at $14.95.

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.

Description

An ancient spell, 140 tortoises, and a little bit of magic…

Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else—Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn’t even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver’s attention. If Mr. Hoppy’s plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman’s heart is through her tortoise.

Awards

  • Smarties Award (1990)

Fun Stuff

Esio Trot Quiz

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

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.

Bulgarian Covers – Костенурке, костенурке

Catalan Covers – Agu Trot

Chinese Covers

Dutch Covers – Ieorg Idur

French Covers – Un amour de tortue

German Covers – Ottos Geheimnis

Greek Covers – ΑΝΩ ΛΕΧ

Korean Covers – 아북거, 아북거

Norwegian Covers – Eddap Liks

Russian Covers – Ахап Ереч

Slovakian Covers – Akčan Tyrok

Spanish Covers – Agu Trot

Swedish Covers – Naddap Dlöks

Turkish Covers – Kaplumbaga

Vietnamese Covers – Chú rùa Alfie

Welsh Covers – Nab Wrc

The Enormous Crocodile

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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)

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.

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!

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)

Fun Stuff

The Enormous Crocodile Quiz

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

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.

Bulgarian Covers – Огромният крокодил

Chinese Covers

Dutch Covers – De Reuzenkrokodil

Estonian Covers – Koletu Krokodill

French Covers – L’énorme crocodile

Greek Covers – Ο ΠΕΛΩΡΙΟΣ ΚΡΟΚΟΔΕΙΛΟΣ

Norwegian Covers – Den Kjempestore Krokodillen

Russian Covers – Огромный Крокодил

Slovakian Covers – Obrovský krokodíl

Slovenian Covers – Gromozanski krokodil

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

Welsh Covers – Y Crocodeil Anferthol

Danny the Champion of the World

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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:

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.

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.

Reviews

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

Awards

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

Fun Stuff

Danny the Champion of the World Quiz
Danny the Champion of the World Word Find
Danny the Champion of the World Word Find

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

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.

Bulgarian Covers – Дани – шампион на света

Catalan Covers – Danny, el campió del món

Czech Covers – Danny, mistr světa

Dutch Covers – Daantje, de wereldkampioen

Estonian Covers – Danny, maailma parim

French Covers – Danny, Champion du Monde

Frisian Covers – Lytse Daan, de Wrâldkampioen

Galician Covers – Danny, o campión do mundo

German Covers – Danny oder Die Fasanenjagd

Greek Covers – ΝΤΑΝΙ, Ο ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ

Hebrew Covers

Korean Covers – 우리의 챔피언 대니

Lithuanian Covers – Denis pasaulio čempionas

Norwegian Covers – Danny og den store fasanjakten

Polish Covers – Danny, mistrz świata

Portuguese Covers – Danny, o Campeão do Mundo

Russian Covers – Дэнни – чемпион мира

Serbian Covers – Deni, prvak sveta

Slovakian Covers – Danny – majster sveta

Spanish Covers – Danny el campeón del mundo

Vietnamese Covers – Nhà Vô Địch Thế Giới

Welsh Covers – Danny Pencampwr Y Byd

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

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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

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.

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.

Teacher Ideas

Reviews

Awards

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

Fun Stuff

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Quiz

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

Afrikaans Covers – Charlie en die groot glashyser

Arabic Covers – تشارلي والمصعد الزجاجي العظيم

Bulgarian Covers – Чарли и Големият стъклен асансьор

Catalan Covers – Charlie i el gran ascension de vidre

Chinese Covers

Dutch Covers – Sjakie en de grote glazen lift

Estonian Covers – Charlie ja Suur Klaaskabiin

French Covers – Charlie et le grand ascenseur de verre

Galician Covers – Charlie e o grande ascensor de cristal

German Covers – Charlie und der Große Gläserne Fahrstuhl

Greek Covers – Ο ΤΣΑΡΛΙ ΚΑΙ Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ ΓΥΑΛΙΝΟΣ ΑΝΕΛΚΥΣΤΗΡΑΣ

Hindi Covers

Korean Covers – 찰리와 거대한 유리 엘리베이터

Norwegian Covers – Charlie og den store glassheisen

Polish Covers – Charlie i Wielka Szklana Winda

Portuguese Covers – Charlie e o Grande Elevador de Vidro

Romanian Covers – Charlie și Marele Ascensor de Sticlǎ

Russian Covers

Serbian Covers – Čarli i veliko stakleno liftalo

Slovakian Covers – Charlie a veľký sklený výťah

Spanish Covers – Charlie y el gran ascensor de cristal

Turkish Covers – Charlie’nin Büyük Cam Asansörü

Vietnamese Covers – Charlie và chiếc thang máy bằng kính

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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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:
  • 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: 

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.

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!

Reviews

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)

Articles

Criticism and Analysis

Fun Stuff

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Quiz

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

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.

Afrikaans Covers – Charlie en die Sjokoladefabriek

Arabic Covers – تشارلي وَمَصنَعُ الشوكولاتَه

Armenian Covers – Չարլին և շոկոլադի գործարանը

Bulgarian Covers – Чарли и шоколадовата фабрика

Catalan Covers – Charlie i la fàbrica de xocolata

Chinese Covers

Croatian Covers – Charlie i tvornica čokolade

Czech Covers – Karlík a továrna na čokoládu

Dutch Covers – Sjakie en de chocoladefabriek

Estonian Covers – Charlie ja šokolaadivabrik

French Covers – Charlie et la chocolaterie

Galician Covers – Charlie e a fábrica de chocolate

German Covers – Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik

Greek Covers – Ο ΤΣΑΡΛΙ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΕΡΓΟΣΤΑΣΙΟ ΣΟΚΟΛΑΤΑΣ

Hindi Covers

Italian Covers – La Fabbrica Di Cioccolato

Japanese Covers

Korean Covers – 찰리와 초콜릿 공장

Lithuanian Covers – Čarlis ir šokolado fabrikas

Norwegian Covers – Charlie og sjokoladefabrikken

Polish Covers – Charlie i fabryka czekolady

Portuguese Covers

Romanian Covers – Charlie și fabrica de ciocolatǎ

Russian Covers – Чарли и шоколадная фабрика

Scots Covers – Chairlie and the Chocolate Works

Serbian Covers – Čarli i fabrika čokolade

Slovakian Covers – Charlie a továreň na čokoládu

Spanish Covers – Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate

Turkish Covers – Charlie’nin Çikolata Fabrikasi

Vietnamese Covers – Charlie và nhà máy sôcôla

Welsh Covers – Charlie a’r Ffatri Siocled

The BFG, Matilda, and George’s Marvelous Medicine

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Information

  • First editions:
    • Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1992, Great Britain.
      • Published for W.H. Smith
  • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake

Fun Stuff

Covers

The BFG

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Information

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

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.

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!

Reviews

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)

Articles

Criticism and Analysis

Fun Stuff

The BFG Quiz
The BFG Trivia Quiz
My Visit to Gipsy House
Me with the real-life BFG from my visit to Gipsy House

Merchandise

Teacher Ideas

Covers

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.

Afrikaans Covers – Die Groot Sagmoedige Reu

Bulgarian Covers – ГДВ

Catalan Covers – El gran amic gegant

Croatian Covers – BFG – Blagi Fantastični Gorostas

Czech Covers – obrDobr

Dutch Covers – De GVR

Estonian Covers – Suur Sõbralik Hiiglane

French Covers – Le Bon Gros Géant

German Covers – Sophiechen und der Riese

Greek Covers – Ο ΜΦΓ-Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ ΦΙΛΙΚΟΣ ΓΙΓΑΝΤΑΣ

Italian Covers – Il Grande Gigante Gentile

Korean Covers – 내 친구 꼬마 거인

Lithuanian Covers – DGM

Norwegian Covers – Stor Vennlig Kjempe

Romanian Covers – Uriașul Bun și Prietenos / Marele uriaș prietenos

Russian Covers – БДВ, или Большой и Добрый Великан

Scots Covers – The Guid Freendly Giant

Serbian Covers – VDDŽ

Slovakian Covers – Kamoš obor

Slovenian Covers – VDV – Veliki dobrodušni velikan

Spanish Covers – El Gran Gigante Bonachón

Swedish Covers – Stora Vänliga Jätten

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My Year

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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, 1993, UK.
      • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
      • To identify: Used a number line and published with a dust jacket priced at £8.99.
    • Viking, 1993, USA.
      • Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
      • To identify: Used a number line and published with a dust jacket priced at $14.99.
  • Note: The text in this book was originally printed in The Dahl Diary 1992 published by Puffin Books.
  • Audio Books:

Description

My Year contains some of Roald Dahl’s most remarkable writing and is based on a diary he wrote during the final year of his life. In a month-by-month journey, he reflects on the past and present from many perspectives. Reminiscences of his childhood and adolescence are combined with tips on how to rid your lawn of moles or produce a first-class conker. All of this is woven into Roald Dahl’s observations of the changing seasons. Sure to delight kids and adults equally, My Year features evocative watercolours by Quentin Blake.

Teacher Ideas

Covers