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Going Solo by Roald Dahl
21.00 NZD
Category: Children's Books
This is the second part of Roald Dahl's remarkable life story, following on from "Boy", that tells of his time working in Africa and his wartime exploits. This edition has a great new cover with illustrations by Quentin Blake, and some new facts about Roald Dahl and his world.
Going Solo: Popular Penguins by Roald Dahl
14.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism esprit de corps that have characterised the Royal Air Force throughou ...Show more
How Not to Be a Twit and Other Wisdom from Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl
20.00 NZD
Category: Gift Books
From advice on finding magic and thinking nice thoughts, to the importance of frequent whizzpopping, the writing of Roald Dahl is filled with wit and wisdom and advice for little people growing up - and big people growing down.
Innocence by Roald Dahl
26.00 NZD
Category: Classics
From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories. What makes us innocent and how do we come to lose it? Featuring the autobiographical stories telling of Roald Dahl's boyhood and youth as well as four further tales of innocence betrayed, Dahl touches o ...Show more
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
21.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics
Poor James has lived miserably with his two beastly aunts ever since the day his parents were eaten up by an angry rhinoceros. Then something very peculiar happens, something so magical that it completely changes James's wretched existence. And he embarks on an amazing and unbelievable journey.A sluci ...Show more
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
30.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics | Reading Level: 10-13
An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James' parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable, until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey ...Show more
James and the Giant Peach (Colour Edition) by Roald Dahl
24.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Roald Dahl Colour Editions
"James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is enormously fat with a face that looks boiled, and Aunt Spiker is bony and screeching. He's very lonely until one day something peculiar happens. At the end of the garden a peach starts to grow and grow and grow. Inside that peach are seven ...Show more
Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl
26.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Reading Level: very good
In these wickedly anarchic stories, Dahl explores the dark, sinister side of the psyche: the cunning, sly, selfish part of human nature that makes for unexpected outcomes and horrifying conclusions.
Little Red Riding Hood (from Revolting Rhymes) by Roald Dahl
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
I bet you think you know this story . . . Meet Red Riding Hood as you've never seen her before in this hilarious picture book twist on a classic fairy tale. After Wolfie gobbles Grandmamma in one big bite, he turns his attention to Miss Red Riding Hood. But little does he know, this small girl has a das ...Show more
Matilda by Roald Dahl; Quentin Blake
18.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: My Roald Dahl | Reading Level: very good
In this award-winning Dahl title Matilda invents a game of punishing her parents when they treat her badly. She soon discovers that she has supernatural powers. It is illustrated by the inimitable Quentin Blake. It is adapted for stage in 2011 into an award-winning musical by Tim Minchin. Roald Dahl, th ...Show more
Matilda by Roald Dahl
24.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A splendiferous new hardback of Matilda, part of a collection of truly delumptious classic Roald Dahl titles with stylish jackets over surprise printed colour cases, and exquisite endpaper designs. Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab. Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. ...Show more
Matilda by Roald Dahl
21.00 NZD
Category: Children's Classics
A very special edition of the original Matilda storyThese books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message- you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.Her parents have decided she is a waste of space. And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks childr ...Show more