Monday, May 19, 2014

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: ROALD DAHL

Roald Dahl is a wonderful author of children's books, and next month our Book to Movie club will be discussing MatildaMatilda tells the story of an exceptional little girl who discovers her own remarkable powers due to the bullying of the school's headmistress.

Some other popular Roald Dahl books include:

James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Danny, the Champion of the World
The Twits
George’s Marvelous Medicine
The BFG
Boy
The Witches
Esio Trot


For more information on Roald Dahl, check out his website: http://www.roalddahl.com/home

Looking for some more fun children's books?  Try one from the list below!

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
Operation Bunny by Sally Gardner
City of Fire by Laurence Yep
Redwall by Brian Jacques
The New Kid at School by Kate McMullan
Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Fall of Fergal by Philip Ardagh
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath


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