Rhyme Stew

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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, 1989, 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 dust jacket priced at £7.95.
- Viking, 1990, USA.
  - Illustrated by: Quentin Blake
  - To identify: Used a number line and published with a dust jacket priced at $14.95.

Contains:
Audio Books:
- De Dikke Van Dahl read by Jan Meng
- Rhyme Stew read by Pam Ferris and Geoffrey Palmer
- Rhyme Stew read by Derek Griffiths and Julie Dawn Cole

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

A collection of ribald rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales,fables and nursery rhymes, as you’ve never seen them before! From the tortoise and the hare and Hansel and Gretel to Ali Baba and Aladdin, these traditional stories will never seem the same again once you have had a taste of Roald Dahl’s hilarious verse and Quentin Blake’s suitably lively illustrations.