The Enormous Crocodile loves to make his meals out of fresh, juicy children, and the town near his river is full of them. He's got the disguises, Secret Plans, and Clever Tricks to catch them -- or so he thinks. Because even though the Enormous Crocodile may be wicked and cunning, the other animals in the jungle know just how to foil his plans
Even when we mean to be kind we can sometimes be cruel. We each have a streak of nastiness inside us. In these ten tales of cruelty master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how and why it is we make others suffer. Among others, you'll read the story of two young bullies and the boy they torment, the adulterous wife who uncovers her husband's secret, the man with a painting tattooed on his back…
Seorang jenius sejati . . . Roald Dahl adalah pahlawan saya' - David Walliams Satu anak seminggu adalah lima puluh dua setahun. Squish mereka dan coret mereka dan membuat mereka menghilang. WASPADALAH TERHADAP. Ada penyihir DI MANA-MANA. Penyihir bisa menjadi kasir di supermarket, seorang wanita yang mengendarai mobil mewah, atau bahkan guru Anda sendiri. Satu-satunya hal yang dipedulikan seora…
Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean grow wild with rage! They're the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they've concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all. But it never occurs to them that Mr Fox has a fantastic plan of his own..
When James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends -- Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spide…
from the back cover: Suatu malam Sophie diculik raksasa. Tadinya ia mengira akan ditelan bulat-bulat, namun ternyata raksasa itu malah melindunginya. BFG, demikian nama si raksasa, memberitahu Sophie bahwa dialah yang meramu mimpi-mimpi lantas dengan trompet meniupkannya ke dalam kamar anak-anak yang terlelap. Sayang ketenteraman mereka tidak bisa berlangsung lama, karena Sophie dan BFG harus…
In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team of three stooges: "Boggis and Bunce and Bean / One fat, one short, one lean. / These horrible crooks / So different in looks / Were nonetheless equally mean." Whatever their prowess as poultry farmers, within these pages their s…
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she m…