Boy

Tales of Childhood

Author: Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!

As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop. There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's. This is Roald Dahl's autobiography.

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Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!

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Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl.There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop.There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's.You'll hear tales of horrible school bullies and the motor-car accident when Roald's nose was nearly sliced clean off . . .Roald Dahl vividly shares his memories; some are funny. Some are painful. Some are unpleasant. All are true.

Critic Reviews

“A shimmering fabric of his yesterdays, the magic and the hurt-- Observer Brilliantly coloured, sometimes grotesque and sometimes magical-- Sunday Times As frightening and funny as his fiction-- New York Times Book Review”

A shimmering fabric of his yesterdays, the magic and the hurt—Observer

Brilliantly coloured, sometimes grotesque and sometimes magical—Sunday Times

As frightening and funny as his fiction—New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Roald Dahl (Author)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.Quentin Blake (Illustrator)Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration.