Author

Roald Dahl

4 books Grades 4–6

About

Roald Dahl was a British author and a fighter pilot in World War II. His children's books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and The BFG, are full of wild imagination, wordplay and wicked humor. They are some of the most popular children's books ever written.

Books by Roald Dahl

  • The BFG

    Grades 5–6 GRL U 6 AR pts

    Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts a plan with him to save the world from nine other…

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Grades 5 GRL R 5 AR pts

    In this timeless classic, Willy Wonka, a crazy chocolatier, opens his chocolate factory doors for the first time to five lucky children who have randomly purchased the coveted chocolate bars containing the…

  • Danny, the Champion of the World

    Grades 4–6 GRL T 6 AR pts

    A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together.

  • James and the Giant Peach

    Grades 4–5 GRL S 4 AR pts

    James Henry Trotter loses his parents and is forced to live with his evil aunts. Luckily, he is given magic crystals, which he accidentally spills on his aunts' decrepit peach tree. One…