THE MAGIC FINGER - THE ROALD DAHL CLASSIC COLLECTION
Last week, something very funny happened to the Gregg family.
This beautiful edition of The Magic Finger, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl fans old and new.
So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be at the very tips of your fingers . . .
The Roald Dahl Classic Collection reinstates the versions of Dahl's books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions, aimed at newly independent young readers.
ROALD DAHL
Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.
QUENTIN BLAKE
Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 8 años.
DAHL ROALD
Roald Dahl nació el 13 de septiembre de 1916 en Llandaff, Gales, en el seno de una familia de origen noruego. Tras una infancia marcada por la pérdida de su padre y su hermana, estudió en escuelas británicas y luego trabajó para una empresa petrolera en África. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial fue piloto de combate en la Royal Air Force, experiencia que inspiró sus primeros relatos. En 1942 comenzó a escribir profesionalmente y alcanzó fama mundial con libros infantiles como Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate, Matilda y James y el melocotón gigante. Su estilo se caracteriza por el humor negro, la fantasía y personajes memorables. Falleció el 23 de noviembre de 1990 en Oxford, Inglaterra.
