Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Overview

Fifty years ago, Roald Dahl created a world that captured the imagination of millions of readers, and a boy who captured their hearts. Now featuring an introduction by award-winning author Jon Scieszka, this special edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is perfect for longtime Roald Dahl fans, or for any reader discovering him for the very first time.


From the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375915260
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/11/2014
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.44(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best-loved children’s book authors of all time. He died in 1990 in Oxford, England, at the age of 74.

Quentin Blake has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. The Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, he teaches illustration at the Royal College of Art in London.

Date of Birth:

September 13, 1916

Date of Death:

November 23, 1990

Place of Birth:

Llandaff, Wales, England

Place of Death:

Oxford, England

Editorial Reviews

An abbreviated version of Dahl’s classic story takes to the pop-up stage, accompanied by Blake’s scraggly pen-and-ink caricatures. Gatefolds, mini-booklets, and pop-ups reveal the major plot points of the story (“Two Golden Tickets Found Today!” shouts a headline on a foldout newspaper), with a towering glass elevator on the final spread. Smart use of interactive elements—many of which focus on the grim fates of Charlie’s fellow ticket­holders—makes Wonka’s already magical world feel even more so. Ages 7–up. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times

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