Roald Dahl

"Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!"--Jacket...

Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

Three farmers, each one meaner than the other, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family.

A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together.

Witches are real, or so Grandmother says. They live in secret societies in every country across the globe, and there's nothing they hate more than children. Her eight-year-old grandson loves her stories... until he and Grandmother accidentally stumble into the witches' most ambitious plot yet to stamp out every child in the country!

Presents seven short stories by Roald Dahl, including the title work about a modern-day Robin Hood who steals from casino owners and gives to orphans.

Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.

Charlie and the chocolate factory: five children find entry tickets to Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. The tour brings out the best and worst in them ; Charlie and the great glass elevator: taking up where Charlie and the chocolate factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in the great glass elevator.

Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood, including summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl's classic book. On a whirlwind tour of Willy's incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas, and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart.