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Read with the kiddies. A classic but I prefer Matilda.
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Roald Dahl/Charlie Boxed Set: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elev
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Tells the story of Charlie's visit, with four other children, to Mr. Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and of Charlie's adventure through space with his parents, grandfather, and Mr. Wonka, in the chocolate factory's glass elevator.
null pages, Hardcover
First published January 1,1987
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null pages, Hardcover
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September 11, 2001 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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9780375815591
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0375815597
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English
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Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.
Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel.
His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach.
He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Many were originally written for American magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's, Playboy and The New Yorker, then subsequently collected by Dahl into anthologies, gaining world-wide acclaim. Dahl wrote more than 60 short stories and they have appeared in numerous collections, some only being published in book form after his death. His stories also brought him three Edgar Awards: in 1954, for the collection Someone Like You; in 1959, for the story "The Landlady"; and in 1980, for the episode of Tales of the Unexpected based on "Skin".
Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel.
His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach.
He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Many were originally written for American magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's, Playboy and The New Yorker, then subsequently collected by Dahl into anthologies, gaining world-wide acclaim. Dahl wrote more than 60 short stories and they have appeared in numerous collections, some only being published in book form after his death. His stories also brought him three Edgar Awards: in 1954, for the collection Someone Like You; in 1959, for the story "The Landlady"; and in 1980, for the episode of Tales of the Unexpected based on "Skin".
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I’ve been reading this with my 6 year old & we really enjoyed the first book in the collection, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Remembering it from childhood & hearing a young persons perspective & enthusiasm was lovely but we have given up on the second book, Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator!
If these books were not combined on 1 volume I’d never believe they’d been written by the same person! The Great Glass Elevator was just total nonsense!
If these books were not combined on 1 volume I’d never believe they’d been written by the same person! The Great Glass Elevator was just total nonsense!
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I think one of my favorite parts of motherhood is revisiting favorite books and sharing them with my kids. This is definitely one of those cases. We're reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for a bed time story for two reasons. One, I find it incredibly sad when my children think of the movie before the book in cases like this. Two, it's the best door into the universe of whimsy and fun that is Ronald Dahl.
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Charlie and the chocolate factory 3/5
Charlie and the great glass elevator 1/5
I really couldn't be bother with the second part.
Plus, nothing compares to Matilda.
Charlie and the great glass elevator 1/5
I really couldn't be bother with the second part.
Plus, nothing compares to Matilda.
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These books were some of my childhood favorites so when I started reading with my 10 year old each night we decided to read this bind up of the series. He enjoyed it and I loved revisiting it. I realized I had forgotten some of the details.
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This collection is so ridiculously whimsical it's perfect - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an absolute classic. This is probably my 5th time reading this book, and nothing ever gets old. The sequel (within the same book) was AMAZING, with space travel and age reversal and all this fast-paced action that never feels too quick and yet you find yourself in a new setting every 1-2 pages. Roald Dahl is a true master of children's fiction. The only thing I found disappointing was that the second half of the book lacked substance - it just felt like its purpose was to be as crazy as possible, and while yes I definitely liked the adventure I felt as if the characters were less iconic and lacked any sort of change throughout the story. Oh well, thank you for making me feel like a 9-year-old again, if only for a few hours =)
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Two well known stories by Dahl. I've seen the movie and thought that perhaps the books might be a bit darker and more adult. That would have been cool, but they weren't. They're okay children’s stories, the writing is mediocre and the stories are fun in a chocolate cake with frosting kinda way, mouthwatering to look at, good while you're eating it but in the end not memorable.
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Easy read, good book, Roald Dahl is always enjoyable.
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