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I made a mistake with The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. I watched the Netflix version first, then read the story afterward. By the time I started reading, I couldn’t un-see the movie, especially since

I watched The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on Netflix mainly because Wes Anderson made it. It was 39 minutes long, which felt about right. The sets looked like dioramas, the narration moved fast, and

Img source I just watched The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar on Netflix. It’s a short Wes Anderson film based on a Roald Dahl story, and I really liked it. This is the kind of movie that reminds me why

Roald Dahl Signing Books, 1988 Rob Bogaerts/Anefo. Used under CC 1.0 Universal Public Domain license In the last two days I have watched four shorts produced by Wes Anderson. The films are each derived

I think Roald Dahl was the first author who I actively sought out as a kid.  It was he and Judy Blume that I voraciously read as a child.  Matilda remains one of my favorite books of all time.   Puffin

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Go rewatch and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and tell me it isn't a weird disturbing movie. I have no idea why he is known as a children's author! Taken from Episode #229 of 'Meanderings'.

I am having quite fun nowadays reading quite a lot of books written by Roald Dahl. I have been reading about the Big Friendly Giant (BFG), about Danny The Champion of the World, and some other books. The

Source Today September 13th is Roald Dahl's Day since it would have been Roal Dahl's 97th Birthday! "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." This is one of my favorite Dahl's Quotes.

Many of you, like myself, might have read one of Roald Dahl's books or seen one of the movies based on them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Matilda. James and the Giant Peach. BFG--Big Friendly Giant.

Today I'm reading The Dentist and the Crocodile by Roald Dahl. Dahl, as I am sure many of you are aware, as written best selling books from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to BFG, just to name a few.

“The Land Lady,” by Roald Dahl is about a man, Billy, who needs a place to rest overnight, and was going to go to a hotel, “The Bell and Dragon,” but a bed and breakfast place caught his eye,

"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it"

Roald Dahl wrote 17 children's books plus many more short stories and various other publications. He would write predictively, for four hours every day. He was also a fighter pilot in world war 2...and