Ever wondered what happened to all your favourite Roald Dahl characters after you closed the book?
Ever wanted to check back in to see how they were doing?
Dive into this collection of Roald Dahl themed Christmas stories with all the Roald Dahl characters you know and love.
Charlie is running the Chocolate Factory now, and he wants his special Christmas visitors to have the time of their lives. But Violet Beauregarde is back with a terrible problem involving lots and lots and lots of gum.
George hasn’t made any more medicine lately, but does love telling his granddaughter Gigi amazing stories about his life. She isn’t interested, in fact doesn’t even believe him, until…
There is a horrible crocodile who still lives in Australia and is still very horrible indeed. He’s determined to spoil everyone’s Christmas, but the other Aussie animals have a plan.
The BFG and Sophie are still hanging out together, but she’s a bit worried about the girls she left behind in the orphanage. Maybe she and her giant bestie can come up with something wonderful for their Christmas?
Matilda might have got rid of Head teacher Trunchbull, but now she has someone else just as nasty at school. Can she put them in their place, or at least show them how awful they really are? After all, it’s Christmas!
The Giraffe, Pelly, Monkey and friends are off to rescue Christmas. There are a lot of people relying on them, waiting for a special Christmas dinner. They have so much to do and hardly any time to do it!
The Witches haven’t left after all, but the students at a small school know there is something not right with their new teachers. These teachers have terrible plans afoot, and the students must all work together to save Christmas and themselves.
Danny is taking his family back to where he grew up with his dad in a little caravan. His children have grown up hearing the stories of the pheasants in Hazell’s Wood, and he is excited to be finally returning to his beloved Buckinghamshire town. But things are changing and the locals aren’t happy. Can they help?
The Twits are even more horrible than when we first met them, and they are nowhere near Santa’s ‘Nice’ list. He makes sure it stays that way.
A Magic Finger. A Bully and a Chicken. Magic fingers can be passed down the family it seems, and it’s not long before this new Magic Finger wreaks havoc on those who are doing wrong.
James now lives in his Giant Peach in Central Park in New York. One day the city is attacked with ice from the sky. Can James and his old friends Centipede, Mrs Ladybird, Silkworm, Earthworm and Miss Spider save the day?
Beansprout, Boggis Jnr and Bunce Jnr are just as awful as their farmer fathers, but the children of Fantastic Mr Fox are just as clever as him! Frankie, Freddie, Fraser and Felix are learning how to steal from the farmers every day, but Frankie has different ideas about turkeys and rabbits. She’d rather not eat them at all…
Twelve Christmas themed Roald Dahl stories from renowned international award winning children’s authors! What more could you want in a Christmas book!
All your favourite characters star in this collection of stories, with new generations of characters entertaining new generations of readers.
At over 500 pages, each story is a small novella and perfect reading for the weeks coming up to Christmas.
Look up your favourites and see what they have been up to since you visited them last, in an original Roald Dahl themed story.
Authors – Adam Hills, Adam Kay, Ben Bailey Smith, Elle McNicoll, Greg James & Chris Smith, Hannah Gold, Konnie Huq, Nadia Shireen, Nathan Byron, Pamela Butchart, Sally Rippin, Sibéal Pounder.
Illustrator – Rikin Parekh
Age – 7+
(2024, Penguin Books, Christmas, Adventure, Action, Animals, Courage, Family, School, Bullies, Humour, Inspired by Roald Dahl, Classics, Funny, Friendship, BFG, Witches, James, Peach, Twits, Danny, Small towns)