Published by Jonathan Cape Childrens, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Format: Hardback
£9.99
Author:
Roald Dahl
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9780224083911
£9.99
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EAN: 9780224083911
Published: 2 Sep 2010
Danny lives with his dad in an old gipsy caravan behind a filling-station. Danny's dad is the best - a wonderful mechanic, a brilliant storyteller and a genius at kites. But, as we all learn as we get older, grown-ups can be complicated creatures, and so it is that one day, when he is nine years old, Danny discovers that his dad has a deep, dark secret. It is a secret that is just about to lead them on a dangerous and thrilling adventure...
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A triumph. It is the most beguiling book . . . and wildly, hilariously funny. If ever a book were for all the family, this is it
- Evening Standard
The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author. His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. He died in November 1990.
Quentin Blake is well known as Roald Dahl's principal illustrator but has also written and illustrated a great many picture books of his own, such as Mister Magnolia and Zagazoo. He was appointed the first Children's Laureate in 1999.
