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Boy: Tales of Childhood (Paperback)
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Boy: Tales of Childhood (Paperback)

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Paperback 256 Pages / Published: 11/02/2016
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Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! BOY, Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days, illustrated by Quentin Blake. As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop. There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's. You'll hear tales of horrible school bullies and the motor-car accident when Roald's nose was nearly sliced clean off . . . Roald Dahl vividly shares his memories; some are funny. Some are painful. Some are unpleasant. All are true. You can listen to all of Roald Dahl's stories on Puffin Audiobooks, read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy sound effects from Pinewood Studios! Also look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141365534
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 207 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 16 mm

Roald Dahl

The world’s number one storyteller, Roald Dahl was a prolific writer, creating some of the most well-known and well-loved characters in English literature, including the BFG, Willy Wonka and the Enormous Crocodile. Roald Dahl was also man of many faces - top children's author, sometime screenwriter (including, famously, the screenplay the James Bond spectacular You Only Live Twice) and a master of genre-defining 'twist in the tale' short-stories, a format he honed to glittering effect in a number of anthologies including the darkly memorable Kiss, Kiss.

Visit the Roald Dahl author page
Quentin Blake

From his iconic illustrations of The BFG and Matilda to Mr Stink with birds and beasts of all shapes and sizes along the way, Roald Dahl’s favourite illustrator Quentin Blake has been making us smile for more than half a century. 

Visit the Quentin Blake author page

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“One of my favourite books ever”

I cannot recommend these books enough. I first read them as a teenager and have come back to them in my 30s. They are full of interesting stories and lovely photos and illustrations. Suitable for children and adults... More

Paperback edition
18th February 2014
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“Boy”

Paperback edition
9th October 2009
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“Boy”

A very good book and good for all ages.A great autobiography from Roald Dahl.

Paperback edition
27th October 2011
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