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Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Fantastic Mr. Dahl

Current price: $6.99
Publication Date: September 13th, 2012
Publisher:
Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
9780141322131
Pages:
176

Description

Just how did Roald Dahl get into writing? Where did he get his ideas from? What ingredients in his life turned him into the kind of writer he was? Michael Rosen - poet, broadcaster and former Children's Laureate, comes up with some of the answers to these key questions in his lively biography of the world's No.1 storyteller. Full of stories and funny anecdotes from Roald Dahl's school days and family life, Michael Rosen's fascinating observations creates a vivid picture of one of the most famous writers of all time.

About the Author

Michael Rosen, the self-proclaimed # 1 Roald Dahl fan, is a broadcaster, children's novelist and poet and the author of 140 books. He was appointed as the fifth Children's Laureate in the UK in June 2007 and held this honor until 2009.

Quentin Blake has illustrated over three hundred books, including most of Roald Dahl's children's books. He lives in London.