We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.
This beautiful edition of Boy, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.
So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .
“I’ll be famous at something some day, you mark my words.”
Katy Carr is a daredevil.
You’ll always find her outdoors, climbing on the garage roof, or up a tree, cycling, skateboarding… Anything to get away from her new stepmother, Izzie.
But, when Katy’s involved in a terrible accident, her life is changed forever.
Inspired by the much-loved classic, What Katy Did, bestselling children’s favourite Jacqueline Wilson creates an irresistible modern version for the twenty-first-century. As seen on CBBC!
I do actually happen to know how to make tortoises grow faster, if that’s really what you want.’
Mr Hoppy really loves his neighbour Mrs Silver, and Mrs Silver really loves her tortoise, Alfie.
Oh, if only Mr Hoppy could perform some great feat that would make him a hero in her eyes!
Then one day an amazing idea rushes into his head.
With the help of a magical spell, some cabbage leaves and one hundred and forty tortoises, can shy Mr Hoppy win Mrs Silver’s heart?
Little Billy’s mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond.
So, one day, that’s exactgly what he does.
There he meets the Minpins: miniature people who live int he hollow trees.
They soon warn Little Billy of the fearsome, galloping Gruncher, who has grunched thousands of Minpins. And it will gobble up Little Billy too – uness he can find a way to defeat the hungry beast, once and for all…
The much-loved Roald Dahl collection of hilarious animal rhymes, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look.
A collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Crocky-Wock the crocodile to Stingaling the scorpion. Described in verse with all Dahl’s usual gusto and illustrated in suitably lurid style by Quentin Blake.
Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake’s inimitable artwork.
“Bigger and bigger grew the peach, bigger and bigger and BIGGER.”
James Henry Trotter is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime.
James lives his awful Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, two of the meanest people you can imagine.
Life isn’t much fun at all, until something peculiar happens at the bottom of his garden . . .
A peach at the very top of a tree begins to grow . . . and grow . . . and GROW! Inside are seven very unusual insects – all waiting to take James on a magical journey.
Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! Tremendous things are in store for you!
Charlie Bucket’s life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment!
Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory.
And Charlie has found one . . . But so have . . .
Augustus Gloop – a glutton for chocolate
Veruca Salt – a spoiled and selfish brat
Violet Beauregarde – a repulsive gum-chewer
Mike Teavee – a television fiend
With a chocolate river, delectable confectionery and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka’s factory is the most wondrous place Charlie has ever seen.
Out the window they flew, far up into the sky, and soon the whole family was flying around and around together.
Every Saturday morning the Gregg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting.
Now it’s made her so angry that she’s PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL.
And very strange things have begun to happen . . .
The classic award winning story from Anne Fine.
Kitty Killin is not just a brilliant story-teller, but also the World’s Great Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwelcome boyfriends.
So it’s no surprise that she’s the one chosen to sort out classmate Helly, who’s gone into meltdown. Kitty decides to share her story about old Goggle-eyes – possibly one of the worst episodes in her life…
Having only ever read the rather controversial John Boyne book, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, I decided it was time to read some more of his work. He does write an engaging and interesting story and the main character, Alfie, is delightful. It is also an interesting portrait of life in London during World War 1, not something I know very much about. The introduction of a real historical figure is nicely and believably done and the era well captured. There is also the discussion about conscientious objectors which is particularly well done and would lend itself to a debate in class as it is written in such a balanced way. Whilst many books about World War 1 are often about war itself, for obvious reasons, this is about the aftermath of going to war and the effects of ‘shell shock’ on the young men who survived. It is quite graphic in places and so I would say it is for a mature Year 6 child or Key Stage 3. Reading this does make me want to go and read more by John Boyne, who is clearly much more than the sum of one book, however well known it might be.
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