Le père de Matilda Verdebois pense que sa fille n'est qu'une petite idiote. Sa mère passe tous ses après-midi à jouer au loto. Quant à la directrice de l'école, Mlle Legourdin, c'est la pire de tous : un monstrueux tyran, qui trouve que les élèves sont des cafards. Elle les enferme même dans son terrible étouffoir.
Matilda, elle, est une petite fille extraordinaire à l'esprit magique, et elle en a assez. Tous ces adultes feraient bien de se méfier, car Matilda va leur donner une leçon qu'ils ne sont pas près d'oublier.
Emmenés par Christian Gonon de la Comédie-Française, les comédiens s'amusent dans ce récit plein d'humour et de grincements de dents !
ATTENTION : les vraies sorcières sont habillées de façon ordinaire et ressemblent à n'importe qui. Mais elles ne sont pas ordinaires. Elles passent leur temps à dresser les plans les plus démoniaques et elles détestent les enfants. La Grandissime Sorcière les déteste plus que tout et compte bien les faire tous disparaître.
Seuls un garçon et sa grand-mère peuvent l'en empêcher, mais si leur plan échoue, la Grandissime Sorcière va les faire frrire comme des frrites.
L'univers diabolique et angoissant de Sacrées sorcières nous est conté avec piquant par Jean-Claude Donda, Jeanne Cellard et Jackie Berger.
Que se passe-t-il quand on attrape une ratite ? Et quand on simule une crise d'appendicite ? Avez-vous jamais fumé du tabac de chèvre ? Vous a-t-on déjà affublé d'un costume qui donne l'air d'un employé des pompes funèbres pour vous rendre à l'école ? À travers le récit de ses aventures, découvrez un jeune Roald Dahl qui ressemble étonnamment aux héros de ses livres !
Avec tendresse et émotion, Dominique Pinon nous raconte les années d'enfance riches d'aventures de Roald Dahl.
La barbe de Compère Gredin est un véritable garde-manger, garnie de miettes de ses monstrueux festins : restes de spaghetti aux vers de terre, bribes de tarte aux oiseaux... un régal que Commère Gredin lui prépare chaque semaine. Mais voilà qu'une bande de singes acrobates va troubler les préparatifs du plat hebdomadaire...
Eva Darlan et Claude Villers nous entraînent avec fougue et énergie dans une drôle d'histoire, incroyablement désopilante !
Un petit chef-d'oeuvre d'humour noir tout simplement irrésistible !
Danny et son père sont les meilleurs amis du monde. Ils habitent tous les deux dans une roulotte à côté de leur petit garage. Du haut de ses 9 ans, Danny est déjà expert en mécanique et adore qu'on lui raconte des histoires. Jusqu'au jour où le garçon découvre que, la nuit, son père se transforme en chasseur hors pair de faisans !
Vous pensez connaître cette histoire, mais vous vous trompez. Le véritable conte est bien plus atroce...
Blanche-Neige inculpée! Les dessous de l'affaire Cendrillon! Le prince charmant démasqué! Le scandale des contes de fées!
Voici «Le Petit Chaperon rouge», «Les Trois Petits Cochons» et autres contes classiques revus et corrigés avec humour par Roald Dahl et Quentin Blake. Reconnaîtrez-vous ces contes étonnants et épouvantablement comiques ?
Qui pourrait croire que derrière cette paisible ménagère, si tendre et si attentionnée avec son mari, se cache une terrible meurtrière ? Et cette logeuse débordante d'amabilité et de gentillesse, comment ne pas lui faire confiance ? Mais attention ! Les apparences sont parfois trompeuses... Voici quatre histoires à l'humour plutôt macabre dont la lecture vous fera frémir !
Quatre histoires à faire peur, lu par Claude Aufaure et extraites de Mieux vaut en rire et Mauvaises intentions : Coup de gigot, suivi de Tous les chemins mènent au ciel, La logeuse, William et Mary. Rires, grincements de dents, frissons... Émotions fortes assurées !
C'est en Afrique, au Tanganyika - aujourd'hui la Tanzanie -, que Roald Dahl occupe son premier emploi dans une compagnie pétrolière. Mais la guerre éclate en Europe, et, pour combattre l'Allemagne de Hitler, il s'engage dans la Royal Air Force.
Commence alors pour Roald Dahl une période exaltante, fertile en découvertes et en dangers...
Cette autobiographie passionnante fait suite à 'Moi, Boy', où l'auteur évoquait son enfance.
Willy le Jamaïcain est au comble de la fierté: il vient de pêcher une tortue géante. Renversée sur le dos, elle agonise en agitant ses grotesques nageoires... Des touristes contemplent la scène en riant. Seule une petite voix indignée s'élève, une petite voix obstinée comme le vrai courage, celle d'un tout jeune garçon...
Nouvelle édition.
"Une vie sans boutiques de confiseries ni bonbons ne vaudrait pas vraiment la peine d'être vécue..."
Et si Roald Dahl ne vous avait pas tout dit ? Découvrez ou redécouvrez le célèbre récit de son enfance "Moi, Boy", enrichi de lettres, photographies, anecdotes et textes inédits !
Toutes sortes de choses extraordinaires sont arrivées à Roald Dahl quand il était petit.
Il y a eu la fois où, avec quatre camarades de classe, il s'est vengé de l'abominable Mrs Pratchett dans sa boutique de confiseries.
Il y a aussi les histoires de vacances en bateau, des aventures africaines et les jours de test des nouvelles inventions de la chocolaterie Cadbury.
Vous découvrirez d'affreux écoliers cruels et tyranniques, et l'accident de voiture où le nez de Roald a failli être coupé net.
Et vous saurez plus encore sur l'enfance de Roald Dahl : ce livre vous révélera des secrets inédits... douloureux ou drôles, mais tous VRAIS !
In Going Solo, the world's favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.
'They did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.'In 1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in Africa, crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his horrific injuries in Alexandria, flying a Hurricane as Greece fell to the Germans, and many other daring deeds, recreates a world as bizarre and unnerving as any he wrote about in his fiction.'Very nearly as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed innocence and fascination with danger and horror' Evening Standard'A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship' The New York Times Book ReviewRoald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Fun-to-perform plays for the classroom.A collection of seven short playlets following the story of Roald Dahl's book in sequence.
Some are for three or four actors and a couple are ideal for performance by a whole class.
Full of humour, excitement and magic and true to the spirit of Dahl's work.Similar in format to The Twits and The BFG: Plays for Children.Adapted by David Wood, well-known in children's theatre (most recently for Goodnight Mister Tom).
Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! BOY, Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days, illustrated by Quentin Blake.As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop.There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's.You'll hear tales of horrible school bullies and the motor-car accident when Roald's nose was nearly sliced clean off . . .Roald Dahl vividly shares his memories; some are funny. Some are painful. Some are unpleasant. All are true. You can listen to all of Roald Dahl's stories on Puffin Audiobooks, read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy sound effects from Pinewood Studios! Also look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.
Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about a landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? Here are thirteen of Roald Dahl's most unexpected tales, offering young readers the perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. From the sensitivity of stories such as 'Katina' to the surprising creepiness of 'Taste', these stories are full of all the fun, excitement and wonder of Roald Dahl's writing, offering originality, ingenuity, horror, unexpected twists and turns, a touch of the macabre - and much more besides.
A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!In this popular Dahl story, George creates a very special medicine to cure his grandma of her nasty habits.Now you can listen to GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.
"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" - David Walliams Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!Danny lives in a gipsy caravan with his father, the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had.
All the land around them belongs to Mr Victor Hazell, a rich snob with a great glistening beery face and tiny piggy eyes. Nobody likes him, not one-little bit.
So one day, Danny and his father concoct a daring plot that will give the old blue-faced baboon Victor Hazell the greatest shock of his life - so long as they don't get caught ...Now you can listen to DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.
Fun-to-perform play - perfect for schools - of Roald Dahl's immensely popular story for younger readers in which clever Mr Fox outwits the three nasty farmers: Boggis. Bunce and Bean. This also includes staging advice on props, lighting etc at the end of the book.
A collection of six fun-to-perform playlets based on Roald Dahl's bestselling story.Each short play, based on THE TWITS, highlights the key points in the story and some can be acted by groups of children while others only need a couple of actors.Similar format to the The BFG, and The Witches: Plays for ChildrenAdapted by David Wood, a central figure in children's theatre (most recently Goodnight Mister Tom).
A collection of short plays for schools and drama groups, adapted from Roald Dahl's brilliant story, Danny the Champion of the WorldCould you be Danny, or his dad, or even red-faced Mr Victor Hazell? Danny thinks his dad is the most marvellous and exciting father a boy could wish for. Now you can join in their daring and devilish plots with these fun-to-perform plays adapted by David Wood.David Wood is very well known in children's theatre (most recently for Goodnight Mister Tom).
Join James as he escapes from his horrible aunts and sets off inside the peach on his wonderful adventures. This dramatization of Roald Dahl's hugely popular book can be staged in school, acted out at home or simply read together by a group of friends. With suggestions for staging, props and lighting.Roald Dahl died in 1990 but his books continue to be worldwide bestsellers.Richard George was an American elementary school teacher when he adapted James and the Giant Peach as a school play. Roald Dahl loved it and wrote an introduction.
This new rebrand of MORE ABOUT BOY is a favourite book containing a wealth of new photos, facts and writings about Roald Dahl and his childhood, together with the original text and illustrations from his much-loved memoir. With lots of little-known details, this is a must-have for all Dahl fans!Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.
The sweet scents of rural life infuse Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, a collection of Roald Dahl's country stories - but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth . . .Whether it is taking a troublesome cow to be mated with a prime bull; dealing with a rat-infested hayrick; learning the ways and means of maggot farming; or describing the fine art of poaching pheasants using nothing but raisins and sleeping pills, Roald Dahl brings his stories of everyday country folk and their strange passions wonderfully to life. Lacing each tale with dollops of humour and adding a sprinking of the sinister, Dahl ensures that this collection is brimful of the sweet mysteries of life.'A sophisticated account of village life. The rural characters are moulded by Dahl's dark, inquisitive imagination. Compelling and very funny' Time Out'Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive' Irish Times
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
In Kiss Kiss you will find eleven devious, shocking stories from the master of the unpredictable, Roald Dahl. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband?In these dark, disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease.'Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive' Irish Times
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl's most disgraceful and extraordinary character . . . Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . .'Raunchy and cheeky entertainment' Sunday Express'Immense fun' Daily Telegraph
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
