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Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes( 1 customer ratings | )
Author: Dahl, Roald
Illustrator: Blake, Quentin
ISBN:978-0-14-137423-9
Publication Date:Jan 2017
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Imprint:Puffin
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $19.99AUD $19.99
Book Description:

Brand-new book and CD edition of wickedly clever rhymes by the world's number-one storyteller This book is filled with revolting rhymes. (Be warned- It's no ordinary Once upon a time). There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads! Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice, are guilty of one shocking vice . . . And what becomes of Goldilocks, that nasty thieving little louse,...
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Book Details
Pages:52
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):20.3 x 26.2 x 0.8 cm
Book Weight:0.264 Kilograms
Author Biography
Dahl, Roald (Author)


Roald (pronounced "Roo-aal") was born in Llandaff, South Wales. He had a relatively uneventful childhood and was educated at Repton School. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and for a time was stationed in Washington, D.C.. Prompted by an interviewer, he turned an account of one of his war experiences into a short story that was accepted by the Saturday Evening Post, which were eventually collected in Over to You (1946).

Dahl's stories are often described as horror tales or fantasies, but neither description does them justice. He has the ability to treat the horrible and ghastly with a light touch, sometimes even with a humorous one. His tales never become merely shocking or gruesome. His purpose is not to shock but to entertain, and much of the entertainment comes from the unusual twists in his plots, rather than from grizzly details.

Dahl has also become famous as a writer of children's stories. In some circles, these works have cased great controversy. Critics have charged that Dahl's work is anti-Semitic and degrades women. Nevertheless, his work continues to be read: Charlie and Chocolate Factory (1964) was made into a successful movie, The BFG was made into a movie in July 2017, and his books of rhymes for children continue to be very popular.

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