Drum roll please! Now introducing……

Roald Dahl!

When Roald was young, just like you, he....

• Was born in 1916, in Wales (pssst…that’s in the United Kingdom)

• Loved stories & books about trolls & mythical creatures

• Had a secret diary (he hid it in a tree!)

• Hated school & loved candy • Was told by his English teacher that

he was a HORRIBLE writerWOW!

When he got a bit older, like you will someday, he....

• Decided to travel the world! – So he moved to Africa

• Learned to fly an airplane to fight in World War II– His plane crashed in the desert…ouch!!

• Moved to America • Wrote his first book, The Gremlins– Walt Disney loved the book & wanted him to make a movie about it!

• Married Patricia Neal and had 5 children• Wrote until his peaceful death in 1990. He was

74 years old.

Do you know

who Walt Disney is? Can

you think of his other

movies?

Wow! He wrote a ton of books!Children’s Books

• The BFG• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator• Danny, the Champion of the World• The Enormous Crocodile• Esio Trot• Fantastic Mr. Fox• George’s Marvelous Medicine • The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me• The Gremlins• James and the Giant Peach• The Magic Finger• Matilda• The Minpins• The Twits• The Vicar of Nibbleswicke• The Witches

Autobiographies, Novels, & Poetry• Boy- Tales of Children• Going Solo• The Great Mouse Plot• My Year• My Uncle Oswald• Sometime Never• Dirty Beasts• Revolting Rhymes• Rhyme Stew

How long do you think all

that writing took? I wonder if

his hand ever got tired?

Hmmm.

But kids loved a few of them more than all the rest

Have you read any of these?

These movies look familiar?

Guess What?They’re

all based on his

books!

MY

FAVORITE

I wonder if her bottom got sore sitting on top of those books?

Words of Wisdom from Mr. Dahl

• “It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.” – The Witches

• “Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

• “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. “

• “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”- Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator

There’s always more to learn at…

• http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org• http://www.roalddahlday.info/• http://www.goodreads.com

• http://www.roalddahlfans.com• http://www.roalddahl.com/

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