It's that time of year again, Wednesday 13th September is Roald Dahl Day and a chance to celebrate the work and stories of this most loved children's author!
The official Roald Dahl website gives lots of information for joining in what has now become a popular day of celebration in schools and nurseries. See the link here: http://www.roalddahl.com/create-and-learn/join-in/roald-dahl-day
More than 250 million Roald Dahl books have been sold world-wide. Here are some of his most popular books:
- James and the Giant Peach (1961)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
- The Magic Finger (1966)
- Fantastic Mr Fox (1968)
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972)
- The Enormous Crocodile (1978)
- My Uncle Oswald (1979)
- The Twits (1980)
- George's Marvellous Medicine (1981)
- Revolting Rhymes (1982)
- The BFG (1982)
- The Witches (1983)
- The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1985)
- Matilda (1988)
If your children are joining in the fun and dressing up for Roald Dahl Day we have some great quality kids costumes including a Crocodile, Fox, Witch and a Giraffe. Please visit our Roald Dahl costumes section.