Synopses & Reviews
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"A satisfying tale. Mr Dahl is a master of the improbable." New York Times
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"One of Dahl's best...funny, yes, but a little scary as well." Booklist
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"A fast moving, well-paced adventure. Blake's scratchy black-and-white line drawings perfectly complement this novel." School Library Journal
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"Funny, wise, deliciously disgusting, a real book for children." The Whitbread Award Judges (UK)
Synopsis
Meet a hero, a wise old grandmother, and the most gruesome, grotesque gang of witches imaginable!
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG
This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.
Grandmamma loves to tell 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
About the Author
Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best-loved children's book authors of all time. He died in 1990 in Oxford, England, at the age of 74.
Quentin Blake has illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books. The Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom, he teaches illustration at the Royal College of Art in London.