Celebrating Roald Dahl Day in the classroom

Roald Dahl was a British children’s author who created world-famous stories such as James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda. His works are globally renowned for inspiring children, and his books have sold more than 250 million copies across the world.

Roald Dahl wrote almost 50 books in his lifetime, including books for adults as well as children. His works include:

• The Gremlins
• James and the Giant Peach
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Kiss Kiss
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Danny the Champion of the World
• The Enormous Crocodile
• My Uncle Oswald
• The Twits
• Revolting Rhymes
• The BFG
• The Witches
• Boy
• Going Solo
• Matilda
• Esio Trot
• The Minpins
• George's Marvellous Medicine
• The Magic Finger
• The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me
• The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
• And many more!

Dahl is best remembered for his 22 children’s books, in which he created some of the most memorable characters in the world of fiction. From Willy Wonka to Mr Fox, The BFG and Miss Trunchbull.

The children celebrated this day by listening to a few chapters from  'The Twits.' They illustrated a part from the story and I enjoyed looking at all of their drawings of Mrs Twit. Thank you to Cole, who kindly read an extract from the novel for us.