Posts Tagged ‘quentin blake’
Sixty-one Glorious Years of “James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl; illustrations by Quentin Blake There was a plenteous peach harvest at the farm this year and this wonderful book popped into my visual screen. Is it possible that sixty-two years have come and gone since the young reader’s world was introduced to the inventive, resilient and ever-optimistic…
Read MoreA Splendiferous Entry to the World of Roald Dahl on Roald Dahl Day, Celebrated on September 13, 2021
Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book Illustrated by Quentin Blake Sometimes we parents are so eager to introduce a particular author to our young readers, we sometimes also want to search for alternate entry paths for kids other than diving headlong into the book. And this particular book provides an avenue that combines getting a taste…
Read MoreHit the Kitchen with Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes illustrated by Quentin Blake With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many young families have been eating in, sampling new taste treats to tempt the palate of the young. And why should the yuck factor not enter into this mix, as what could be more tempting to the palate of the…
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