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. Born on 13th September 1916, in South Wales. Norwegian parents. Father died when he was 4
Roald Dahl could speak three languages -
English, Norwegian and Swahili.
. At school, he was always homesick
. He had to wear a horrible school uniform
. Teachers were cruel and often caned the students
This later gave him ideas for his stories
This is going to hurt me much more than it will hurt you!
Six of the best!
Second World War - 1939. He joined the Royal Air Force. He was a fighter pilot . He shot down German planes . He crashed because of poor
directions and lack of fuel. But he did recover and later
wrote his first story about it.
His favourite colour in the whole world was yellow.
• He always wrote in pencil on yellow paper.
Roald Dahl’s first book for children
. In 1943, he published his first children's book "The Gremlins " with Walt Disney.
Roald Dahl’s story is about mischievous Gremlins who begin by damaging the aircraft flown by WW 2 pilots but eventually they join forces against Hitler and instead help to repair them.
In 1984 the film ‘Gremlins’ was produced based a little on Roald Dahl’s characters - though the story is not the same.
He wrote many books which were made into films.....
Published in1961
Film: 1996
He loved chocolate, but not chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream………
• During his years at school, Cadbury, the chocolate company, would send boxes of new chocolates to the school to be tested by the pupils.
He used to dream of inventing a new chocolate bar that would win the praise of Mr. Cadbury himself, and this was the inspiration for him to write his third book for children, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964Film: 2005
The Witches 1983Film: The Witches 1990
Matilda: 1988Film: Matilda 1996
The BFG
• The BFG – was about a Big Friendly Giant and a little girl called Sophie.
• Roald Dahl himself was a bit like a giant – he was 6 feet 6 inches tall.
• And his mother and one daughter were called Sophie.
. Roald Dahl died on 23rd November 1990 at the age of 74.
. Roald Dahl's birthday on 13 September is now celebrated as "Roald Dahl Day”
What is your favourite Roald Dahl book?
Did you know.......
Roald Dahl kept a secretdiary from the age of 8.To make sure his sisterscouldn’t read it, he tied itto a branch at thevery top of anenormous conkertree in his garden.
Roald Dahl wrote
all his children’s
stories in a small
hut at the
bottom of his
garden.
Roald Dahl firstchildren’s book was‘The Gremlins’,not ‘Jamesand the Giantpeach’.
Roald Dahl was
a hurricane
fighter pilot
during World
War Two.
Prayer: Hands together, eyes closed…..
Dear God, Thankyou for helping people
like Roald Dahl to write such great stories for us to enjoy listening to
and reading ourselves. Help us to be
like the good people in his stories.
Amen.