Roald Dahl

Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after, and a collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures.

A revealing collection of personal letters written by the iconic author to his mother details his early childhood milestones, travels to Africa, Royal Air Force service, work in Washington D.C., literary achievements, and rise in Hollywood. Roald Dahl penned his first letter to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, when he was just nine years old. The origins of a brilliantly funny, subversive, creative mind were evident in boarding school, and as he entered...

An eight-year-old boy discovers he has a magic finger that he can use to put a witch's hex on anyone he chooses.

If you could see with your eyes closed, how would you use your power? Thats what Henry has to decide in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, "one of the seven stories in this extra-ordinary collection. In addition to imaginative and magical tales, this book also contains the true story of how Roald Dahl became a writer, as well as a copy of the very first nonfiction story he wrote for The Saturday Evening Post.

Humorous retellings of Cinderella, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, Jack and the beanstalk, Goldilocks and the three bears, Little Red Riding Hood, and The three little pigs.

Presents a series of anecdotes from the English author's early life and writing experiences, in a text that includes a chapter that was not included in the author's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

"This collection contains 28 selected stories from Switch bitch, Someone like you, and Kiss kiss." --