Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Award-winning team by Roald Dahl (author) and Quentin Blake (illustrator)

Author/Illustrator

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, South Wales on September 13th 1916. His parents were Norwegian, and were called Harald and Sofie. He went to Repton school, in Derbyshire, and left school in 1933.

His first job was in Africa, with the Shell Oil Company. In the second world war he fought as a fighter pilot, and was badly injured when his plane crashed. After the war he worked in America, and soon started writing stories.

His very first children’s book, written in 1943 was called The Gremlins. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the President of the USA liked it so much he was invited to the White House and became friends with the President, Franklin D Roosevelt.

He wrote a number of books and short stories for adults, many of which were televised as the hugely popular Tales of the Unexpected.

But it was as a children’s author that he found greatest fame and satisfaction, saying “I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers…Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.” Millions of fans around the world agreed and have chuckled and gasped at his amazing stories. His mesmerising stories, written in sizzling, sparkly language, will lead you into adventures you’ll never ever forget!

From 1945 until his death, he lived at Gipsy House, in Buckinghamshire, where he wrote his famous children’s books. He died in hospital in Oxford, on November 23rd, 1990. His books have continued to be read and loved, and have been made into a number of hit films, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can even visit the Roald Dahl Museum in the village where Dahl lived for most of his life.

In 2009 the Roald Dahl Funny Prize was established in his memory.

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1. Misty888
   on 5 May 2020

   I love this book because its funny. My favourite part is when Willy Wonka presses the up and out button and the elevator whizzes through the roof, then Charlie says “How does the elevator stay up here?” and Willy Wonka replies “sky hooks!”. I really want to read Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator next.

   5 out of 5

2. Cookiegirl
   on 15 April 2019

   I L😍VE this book 📚. It is a great 👍 book 📚 BY Cookie Girl👧🏻🍪

   5 out of 5

3. Numo
   on 21 November 2018

   This book is absolutely amazing!

   I love the way it describes candy and chocolate, it makes my mouth water.

   it completely changes my mind from what i think is about to happen!

   it is honestly such a good book!

   if you do not read it you are missing out on something magical!

   5 out of 5

4. Isgar
   on 11 October 2018

   I think 🤔 people who like sweet and chocolate 🍫 would like this book 📚!!

   4 out of 5

5. choc6426
   on 24 June 2017

   Charlie and the chocolate factory is a very old book by Roald Dahl. I love how all the sweet treats are described in the book like so detailed.

   5 out of 5

6. lulillyno
   on 6 October 2016

   I love this book because i think it tells people that are feeling down that there is always a bright side to a bad thing. My favourite part in this book is where he finds the golden ticket in the chocolate bar. How he finds it is when he is walking home he finds a 5 dollar note on the ground he picks it up and runs to the sweet shop. he buys three chocolate bar and stuffs two of them down. When he opens the third one he sees something gold. He tears the rest of it open and finds a GOLDEN TICKET. He runs home as fast as he could and told his family all about finding the money on the ground. Can you believe his luck? He wants his grandpa to go with him but then realised that grandpa has not walked for over twenty years! He is very sad. But then grandpa jumps out of bed and off they go. that is why that is my favourite part of the story.

   5 out of 5