Lccn 97060691 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9676 Ocr_module_version 0.0.7 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA19893 Openlibrary_edition Finally, as an adult, I read through the entire book. By this time, I have read most of the novels/novellas featured in this book so I had a better handle on the extracts provided.

Lavishly produced and illustrated in full-color, it features artwork by such prominent illustrators as Quentin Blake, Lane Smith, and Raymond Briggs. This review seems completely pointless because even if I did have anything bad to say about anything that Dahl has ever written (which I certainly do not), his legions of fans from young to old will simply ignore. And rightly so. Full Disclosure: I didn't realize how much of the book would be excerpts from other books. In the cases where I had not read the original books, I skimmed the excerpts in the Treasury (I didn't want to spoil the other stories). The stories are lovely for both adults and children, the drawings are beautiful as always with Roald Dahl.quite simply, the man's amazing imagination and the way he uses the above techniques to write a fantastic story that children and adults can enjoy. Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER. Overall, this is a good collection of stories and poems with a mix of fiction and non-fiction. It contains the full stories of "The Enormous Crocodile" and "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me" along with various poems such as "Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" and "The Emperor's New Clothes". There are also many extracts from longer stories and novels such as The Twits, The BFG, and Matilda. Some of these samples are entertaining on their own but I do feel it helps to have an idea of the whole story when reading them. Contains short stories, extracts from longer fiction, rhymes, and memoirs, as well as unpublished poetry and letters

My husband reads to our unborn baby every night from this book (and others), which is absolutely adorable. Of the Dahl books I read and thus reread the excerpts - I noticed that in particular the My Year and Boy: tales of childhood sections were well chosen and I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading them. The other poems and short stories, some from Dirty Beasts and Revolting Rhymes, had just as much charm as they did the first time around. The full colored illustrations just brought the story to life. In addition, the Treasury also included handwritten notes from Dahl to readers or from readers or letters to his mother - something that I appreciated seeing in the book. Four exciting sections - ANIMALS; MAGIC; FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HEROES; and MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE - introduce some of Roald Dahl's most popular characters, from the Enormous Crocodile to the Twits, from the Witches to the BFG, from James to Matilda.Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful! This is a collection of snippets (and whatever the appropriate word for entended snippets is) of the wondrous works of the greatest storyteller of all time. His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. Included amongst excerpts from all of Dahl's children's books and some previously unpublished material, are unexpurgated colour reprints of The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, Esio Trot and The Minpins. Anyone who has ever read James and the Giant Peach or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory knows that Roald Dahl is a man capable of working magic on young people. The wonderfully weird worlds he evokes are so perfectly in tune with children's imaginations that--PRESTO!--he has completely enchanted kids (and adults, we admit) around the world.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-12-11 11:19:21 Boxid IA40002005 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.I only wish there had been a little more editorial narration/inserts, like the first couple of pieces by his editor and daughter, to better frame the sections of the book – like mini-introductions to each section. Seeing Dahl through is work is marvelous, but there is also something very precious in seeing him through the eyes of those who worked and lived closest to him for very long periods of time. Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”. As with any Dahl creation, there are many dark and twisted happenings in this collection with many characters meeting rather unfortunate ends. I remember being horrified by Dahl's version of "The Three Little Pigs". Because of this, I would not recommend this for sensitive readers. Best fit for those who already enjoy Dahl's humor and story-telling style.