Roald Dahl
1) The BFG
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Language
English
Description
Kid snatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling canny bull giants.
2) The Twits
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Language
English
Description
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
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Series
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
4) The witches
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
8) Matilda
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Series
Language
Español
Description
"Aunque solo tiene cinco años, Matilda es una gran lectora. Todo el mundo la admira, excepto sus mediocres padres, que la consideran una inútil. Por no hablar de la terrible señorita Trunchbull, que cree que es una rebelde. Pero lo que no saben es que Matilda tiene poderes extraños y maravillosos... Un buen día, Matilda decide liberarse y comienze a emplear sus poderes contra ellos."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2016
Language
Español
Description
The BFG--Big Friendly Giant--kidnaps Sophie from her bed in the orphanage and takes her back to Giantland where she becomes involved in a scheme to end the loathsome activities of nine evil giants.
El BFG (Big Friendly Giant) - el gran gigante bonachón - saca a Sophie de su cama en el orfanato y la lleva a Giantland (el país de los gigantes), en donde se ve envuelta en una intriga para acabar con las detestables actividades de nueve malvados gigantes....
11) Te Quiere, Boy
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Language
Español
Description
A lo largo de cuatro décadas, la madre de Roald Dahl guardó todas las cartas que le enviaba su hijo. Ella fue la primera lectora del autor de Matilda, la persona que estimuló su deseo de narrar, fabular y entretener mediante la palabra escrita.
En esta correspondencia que ve la luz por primera vez en español, Dahl perfeccionó las dotes narrativas y el humor macabro que harían de él uno de los escritores más populares del siglo xx. También...
12) Going solo
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"En las profundidades del bosque, el Señor Lobo se acaba de zampar a la abuela de un bocado. Pero, cuando intenta comerse a Caperucita, el pobre animal no se imagina lo que la pequeña le tiene preparado ... La historia de una Caperucita irreverente, sorprendente y ... muy valiente."-- ǂc Provided by publisher.
17) Animal sounds
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From monkeys to lions, this board book is a great way to teach our littlest readers the silly sounds that animals make."--
20) Dirty beasts
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Roald Dahl's inimitable style and humor shine in this collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the characters created by Dahl in these timeless rhymes. This new, larger edition is perfect for reading aloud...