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Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood, including his education at an English boarding school and summer vacations in Norway.

Enjoy the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of another world.

Poor young Charlie Bucket's life is changed forever when he finds one of five golden tickets allowing him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tour the mysterious chocolate factory of the even more enigmatic Willy Wonka.

Taking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr.

Three farmers, each one meaner than the next, try all-out warfare to get rid of the fox and his family.

George decides that his grumpy, selfish old grandmother must be a witch and concocts some marvelous medicine to take care of her.

A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.

After the untimely death of his parents, little James finds life with Aunts Sponge and Spiker miserable until a magic potion produces an enormous peach which becomes his new and exciting home.

Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.

A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.

Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.

These two stories follow the adventures of a little boy, Charlie as he visits a chocolate factory and is launched into space.

A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people.

Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

Little Billy enters the Forest of Sin and meets the Minpins, matchstick-sized people who live in tree cities besieged by the Smoke-Belching Gruncher whom Billy vows to destroy.