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Boy

Tales of Childhood

Tales of Childhood

Tales of Childhood

By Roald Dahl

By Roald Dahl

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

By Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

By Roald Dahl
Read by Dan Stevens

By Roald Dahl
Read by Dan Stevens

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Jun 29, 2021 | ISBN 9781405947213 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Boy

    Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood! 

    From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl’s tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury’s? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!

    About Boy

    Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood! 

    From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl’s tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury’s? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!

    About Boy

    Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood! 

    From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl’s tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury’s? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!

    About Boy

    “Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times


    Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?

    From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl’s tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury’s? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don’t yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!

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    Also by Roald Dahl

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    Roald Dahl: Phizz-Whizzing Christmas Book
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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: They All Come Out in the Wash
    Matilda: Matilda's Miracles
    See all books by Roald Dahl

    Also by Roald Dahl

    The Twits Next Door
    Roald Dahl: Phizz-Whizzing Christmas Book
    Marvelously Revolting Recipes
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: They All Come Out in the Wash
    Matilda: Matilda's Miracles
    See all books by Roald Dahl

    About Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a… More about Roald Dahl

    About Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a… More about Roald Dahl

    About Quentin Blake

    Quentin Blake’s first book, Patrick, was published in 1968 and was followed by classics such as Mister Magnolia, All Join In, and Clown. He is best known for illustrating Roald Dahl’s books. A patron of the Association of Illustrators, he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal… More about Quentin Blake

    About Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a… More about Roald Dahl

    About Quentin Blake

    Quentin Blake’s first book, Patrick, was published in 1968 and was followed by classics such as Mister Magnolia, All Join In, and Clown. He is best known for illustrating Roald Dahl’s books. A patron of the Association of Illustrators, he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal… More about Quentin Blake

    About Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a… More about Roald Dahl

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 29, 2021 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781405947213

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Jan 22, 2009 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142413814

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Jan 22, 2009 | 176 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780698161870

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 26, 2013 | 191 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101632529

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    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

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