Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl, Elena Baron (Translator), Mikchail Baron (Translator), Natella Zlotnikova (Translator), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

One of those must-have books for children, it's the story of the humble young Charlie Bucket and his unexpected luck — he's going to tour Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. While he has no idea what that truly means, it makes for a grand adventure of endless heart and humor that will open a door to a delicious (and often dangerous) new world for young readers.

Willy Wonka's Famous Chocolate Factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside ... and what Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and Charlie Bucket find is even wilder than any of the wild rumors they've heard!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785917597829
Publisher:	SAMOKAT
Publication date:	11/19/2018
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	140
Sales rank:	811,227
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World’s No.1 storyteller.

Sir Quentin Blake, the first-ever Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated nearly 300 books, including most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. He lives in London.

Date of Birth:

September 13, 1916

Date of Death:

November 23, 1990

Place of Birth:

Llandaff, Wales, England

Place of Death:

Oxford, England

Editorial Reviews

On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake, presents the famous story interspersed with Blake's characteristically frenetic line drawings, with clusters of candy sprinkled across the pages. Pink, lavender, baby blue and yellow backgrounds of the pages make a sugary new wrapper for this favorite tale. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times

From the Publisher

When you think of CHARLE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, it’s easy to think of the movies, with their over-the-top visual wackiness. But this audio production brings out the real magic of Roald Dahl’s writing. Narrator Douglas Hodge savors every scrumptious word as Charlie Bucket, destitute and starving, defies the odds by winning a golden ticket to tour Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Hodge pours the delicious descriptions of the factory into the listener’s mind with his enthusiastic yet subtle performance. His character voices are delightful, while the addition of understated sound effects adds to the mental imagery. Even the fantastical opening music is charming. This is a delightful performance of a well-known classic. M.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2013 - AudioFile