Roald Dahl

Quentin Blake

A Dahl story in which the giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning company around.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

Matilda

Presents humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.

Revolting Rhymes

David Walliams

The debut children's novel from David Walliams, co-creator and co-star of the multi-award-winning Little Britain. It is a timeless and hilarious fable about what happens when an ordinary boy does something extraordinary - and the way that people, even the petty and cruel, can surprise you in the end.

The Boy in the Dress

'I, WILLY WONKA, have DECIDED to allow FIVE CHILDREN to visit my FACTORY this year. These LUCKY FIVE will be allowed to see all THE SECRETS AND MAGIC.'
--back cover

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

James's aunts call him names, beat and starve him and make his life a misery. If only his parents hadn't been eaten by an escaped rhinoceros, he wouldn't be in this mess. But one day he meets a man who gives him a bag of magic crocodile tongues and so begins the adventure of his dreams.

James and the Giant Peach

Fantastic Mr Fox

An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.

Rhyme Stew

Midden in de nacht wordt Sofie door een grote vriendelijke reus meegenomen naar Reuzenland. Samen binden ze de strijd aan tegen de mensetende reuzen. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

De GVR.

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Esio Trot

Tales of Childhood

David Wood

Plays for Children

Danny the Champion of the World

The Bfg

Harriët Freezer (pseud. van Wilhelmina Wolsak-Eybergen.)

Sjakie beleeft met zijn familie en de wonderlijke meneer Wonka spannende momenten, wanneer hij in de ruimte monsterlijke gedrochten ontmoet en als zijn oma te veel verjongingspillen slikt. Maar gelukkig hebben ze de grote glazen lift nog. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

Sjakie en de grote glazen lift

"Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well..."It all starts when Chloe makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit. But when it looks like he might be driven out of town, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed.Now Chloe's got to make sure no one finds out her secret. And speaking of secrets, there just might be more to Mr Stink than meets the eye... or the nose.Ages 9+

Mr Stink

Joan Aiken

The first story about Arabel and her pet raven Mortimer. In Arabel's Raven, Mr Jones, while driving his taxi, notives something bedraggled in the road. He stops and discovers an injured raven. He takes it home and his four-year-old daughter Arabel falls in love at first sight. 'His name is Mortimer,' she announces and Mortimer has found a home. A series of thefts and a robber quarrel are only two of the dramas in this delightful tale in which Mortimer and Arabel find their ways straight to the reader's heart.

Quentin Blake

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