The BFG

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The Queen: The British monarch. Firm, bold, and ladylike, she plays an important role in helping Sophie and the BFG. Voiced by Angela Thorne in the 1989 film and portrayed by Penelope Wilton in the 2016 film.

Peter Rabbit blazed a trail still well trod". The Times. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022 . Retrieved 6 October 2022. Mrs. Clonkers: The unseen director of the orphanage in which Sophie lives at the start of the novel; described as cruel to her charges. Voiced by Myfanwy Talog in the 1989 film and portrayed by Marilyn Norry in the 2016 film. Anna Leskiewicz in The Telegraph, "Why we love the mischievous spirit of Roald Dahl". [120] James and the Giant Peach musical playing at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto, 2014 BILBY Award Winners". Children's Book Council of Australia (Qld Branch) Inc. - BILBY AWARDS - Books I Love Best Yearly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007 . Retrieved 25 September 2023. {{ cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Hulbert, Ann (1 May 1994). "Roald the Rotten". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021 . Retrieved 17 February 2020.

Picture Book Editions - Colour-illustrated by Quentin Blake

Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and read English at Cambridge, before attending Chelsea Art College. He has won many major prizes for illustration, including the Kate Greenaway Medal (1980) and the Red House Children's Book Award (1981) for Mister Magnolia. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine. A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature. In the most recent New Year’s Honours list he has been knighted. a b Murphy, Simon (6 November 2018). "Royal Mint rejected Roald Dahl coin over antisemitic views". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023 . Retrieved 7 November 2018. The last book published in his lifetime, Esio Trot, released in January 1990, marked a change in style for the author. Unlike other Dahl works (which often feature tyrannical adults and heroic/magical children), it is the story of an old, lonely man trying to make a connection with a woman he has loved from afar. [120] In 1994, the English language audiobook recording of the book was provided by Monty Python member Michael Palin. [121] Screenwriter Richard Curtis adapted it into a 2015 BBC television comedy film, Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, featuring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench as the couple. [122] a b Sherwood, Harriet (6 December 2020). "Roald Dahl's family apologises for his antisemitism". The Observer. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020 . Retrieved 8 December 2020. Dad also needed happy dreams': Roald Dahl, his daughters and the BFG". The Daily Telegraph. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 16 September 2014.

Norwegian Dreamliner takes off with new Jane Austen adorned tail fin for first time". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022 . Retrieved 14 September 2018. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022. Sophiechen und der Riese" (in German). Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. 1985. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016 . Retrieved 30 June 2016. McElmeel, Sharron L. (1999). "Roald Dahl". 100 Most Popular Children's Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 978-1-56308-646-5. Berntsen, Erik (21 October 2020). "Harald Dahl b. 1863 Sarpsborg, Østfold d. 1920 Wales: Erik Berntsens slektssider". Erik Berntsens slektssider. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020 . Retrieved 21 October 2020.Sir Peter Blake's new Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album cover". BBC News. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017 . Retrieved 20 June 2018. Way Out (TV Series 1961)". IMDb. 8 January 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015 . Retrieved 16 September 2014. a b c "Roald Dahl centenary: 'Tremendous things' promised for 2016". BBC News. BBC. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018 . Retrieved 14 October 2015. a b c d "Dahl's squishous words get their own dictionary". BBC. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019 . Retrieved 20 June 2018.