roalddahl Tag Posts Index

The One Roald Dahl Story I Refuse to Watch

I made a mistake with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. I watched the Netflix version first, then read the story afterward. By the time I started reading, I couldn’t

I Should Have Read It First, Roald Dahl’s Henry Sugar

I watched The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on Netflix mainly because Wes Anderson made it. It was 39 minutes long, which felt about right. The sets looked like

A Review of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Img source I just watched The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on Netflix. It’s a short Wes Anderson film based on a Roald Dahl story, and I really liked it. This

Collaboration Between Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl: An Addictive Formula for Me

Roald Dahl Signing Books, 1988 Rob Bogaerts/Anefo. Used under CC 1.0 Universal Public Domain license In the last two days I have watched four shorts produced by

Peanut Allergies and Literature: Posthumous Editing and How to Best Protect Children

I think Roald Dahl was the first author who I actively sought out as a kid.  It was he and Judy Blume that I voraciously read as a child.  Matilda remains one of

The Week According To . . . Dominique Samuels

Welcome to our regular look back at the news, media and talking points from the past seven days as we roll out the red carpet for our guest this episode, a true

BFG sketchie turns into art

Came up with this tonight. Would love to say this wasn't based on someone else's illustration but that would be a lie. Here's the original illustration, the cover

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Is Disturbing

Go rewatch and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and tell me it isn't a weird disturbing movie. I have no idea why he is known as a children's author! Taken from

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory review (2005 movie with Johnny Depp)

I am having quite fun nowadays reading quite a lot of books written by Roald Dahl. I have been reading about the Big Friendly Giant (BFG), about Danny The Champion

"Roal Dahl Day"

Source Today September 13th is Roald Dahl's Day since it would have been Roal Dahl's 97th Birthday! "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

TIFO=Roald Dahl

Many of you, like myself, might have read one of Roald Dahl's books or seen one of the movies based on them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Matilda. James and

National Poetry Month — April 10th

Today I'm reading The Dentist and the Crocodile by Roald Dahl. Dahl, as I am sure many of you are aware, as written best selling books from Charlie and the Chocolate

The Land Lady by Roald Dahl Analysis

  “The Land Lady,” by Roald Dahl is about a man, Billy, who needs a place to rest overnight, and was going to go to a hotel, “The Bell and Dragon,” but

#QuoteOfTheDay - Roald Dahl

"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who

One Of The Cutest Quotes Ever By Roald Dahl. A truly magical author....

Roald Dahl wrote 17 children's books plus many more short stories and various other publications. He would write predictively, for four hours every day. He was also