Quentin Blake
Author
Publisher
Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Tim, Sam, and Lulu are the mischievous and naughty three little monkeys who are told each day to be good while Hilda goes off to do her errands. And each day, Hilda returns home to find a bigger mess than the day before. These mischievous monkeys will likely never learn to behave!
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Ekaré
Pub. Date
2013, ©1987.
Language
Español
Description
When the car her uncle gave her loses parts all over the road, Mrs. Armitage takes it in stride, but a gang of friendly motorcyclists is impressed with the results.
"Doña Eremita recibe un regalo de su tío "Un coche y llaves del mismo". Tras múltiples golpes y accidentes, el coche termina en el chasis. Historia divertida y disparatada."--Casadellibro.
Author
Publisher
Tate
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The author is one of the best known illustrators in the world, creating iconic characters for amongst others Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, and Roald Dahl. In this title, he writes about his projects and describes his working processes, his collaborators, his travels, and his various projects and commissions.
5) Matilda
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
6) The witches
Author
Language
English
Description
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to talk about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories-but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself! --from Amazon.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Containing excerpts from earlier tributes to Dahl's work and wit, this is an eclectic and funny collection of tidbits by and about the late author. It also features a missing chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Also featured is Quentin Blake who illustrated many of Roald Dahl's books as well as writing and illustrating books of his own.
Author
Series
Bright and early book volume BE 19
Publisher
Beginner Books
Pub. Date
c1974
Language
English
Description
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many meanings of "up."
11) Ace Dragon Ltd
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
John goes for a ride in the sky on Ace Dragon's back and finds him not so limited after all.
15) Meet the family
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Come and meet the family. There's magicians Uncle Marvello and Auntie Shazam, Aunt Lorna's athletic daughters, Uncle Ignatius, a master of disguise, not to mention Belinda and Hattie; each one has an extraordinary talent. You've never met as eccentric a family as this one!
Author
Publisher
Pavilion Children's
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Quentin Blake turns his brilliant artistic talents to Dickens' much-loved Christmas story. A beautiful luxury edition of Dickens's timeless Christmas classic. A Christmas Carol is the book that defines the Christmas spirit. Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited miser, is visited by three ghosts one Christmas Eve. The ghosts show Scrooge the true value of Christmas: charity, good humour and love for his fellow man. Quentin Blake's colourful illustrations...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Millions of people visit the Louvre Museum every year to gaze and gawp at its all-star art collection. But there's one star who gets a lot more attention than anyone else - and her very own special queuing system, if you can believe it! Well, the Louvre's many other masterpieces aren't too happy about being overshadowed - and they're here to tell everyone what makes them just as worthy of the Mona Lisa's teeming crowds. With a focus on portraits and...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Some of Michael Rosen's relatives were lost before he was born, in the Holocaust. First, he wondered about them. And he wrote poems. Next, he searched for their stories. And he wrote poems. Then he found their stories. And he wrote poems. Now, in a companion book to The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II, Michael Rosen has brought together forty-nine of his most powerful poems, exploring the themes of migration and displacement through...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This is not an ordinary dictionary. After all, you wouldn't expect a Roald Dahl Dictionary to be ordinary, would you? Only really interesting words are allowed in this dictionary. All the words which Roald Dahl invented are here, plus the names of Roald Dahl's characters and places. You will also find words that are important in Roald Dahl's world. Finally, some words are simply here just for fun.
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