Book description
James and the Giant Peach is a favourite tale of the most
marvelous adventure by Roald Dahl.
An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James's
parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two
really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable,
until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most
wonderful and extraordinary journey he could ever imagine . . .
"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" David Walliams
***with an exciting look into Roald Dahl's world***
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales
of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for
Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on
the head", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl
died in 1990.
Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's
illustrators and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings
without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales
of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his
death in 1990, and total UK sales are 55 million worldwide! Quentin
Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators
and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without
imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
