Welcome to the world of Roald Dahl

About the authorAbout the authorRoald Dahl Roald Dahl Born : September 13, Born : September 13,

1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, 1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, The United Wales, The United Kingdom Kingdom

Dahl was a British Dahl was a British novelist, short story novelist, short story writer and screenwriter writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descentof Norwegian descent

He rose to prominence in He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for the 1940s with works for both children and adults, both children and adults, and became one of the and became one of the world's bestselling world's bestselling authorsauthors

Some of his pictures…

The World’s Best storyteller’s The World’s Best storyteller’s worksworks

• In 1943 Dahl wrote his first children’s book, The Gremlins, which was originally intended to be made into an animated film by Walt Disney.

• He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending.

….Dahl’s works cont.d* By that time he was a By that time he was a

father himself and had father himself and had started making up stories started making up stories to entertain his own to entertain his own children. children.

* From this came the * From this came the stories of James and the stories of James and the Giant Peach and Charlie Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate and the Chocolate Factory. Factory. * He went on to write 21 * He went on to write 21 children’s books children’s books including Charlie and The including Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda, and The BFG, Matilda, and The Witches, all of which have Witches, all of which have been made into films. been made into films.

And many many more…

Dahl’s Official Illustrator - Dahl’s Official Illustrator - Quentin Blake Quentin Blake • Quentin Saxby Blake, Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE,CBE, FCSD, FCSD, RDI RDI is a is a prolific English prolific English cartoonist, illustrator cartoonist, illustrator and and children's author. children's author.

• He is best known for He is best known for his his illustration illustration of books of books written by Roald Dahlwritten by Roald Dahl. .

Most famous works of Dahl have been made into a hollywood movie and know what have been hits

Dahl gave children a new Dahl gave children a new set of funny words like …..set of funny words like …..

Gobblefunk_ The_language_of_The_BFG swizzfi ggling wigglish snitching jabbeling glumptious chiddler scrotty trogglehumper chittering redunculus titchy jiggyraff es

mintick boggled grubble Bellypoppers catasterous disastrophe frack to bunt

Come !

This year on Dahl’s birthday

we celebrate 30 years of The BFG

Let us enjoy the language of the giants Gobblefunk!

Thank you all of you !!