- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Puffin UK; Reprint edition (Aug 21 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0142409340
- ISBN-13: 978-0142409343
- Product Dimensions: 18.1 x 14.5 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,413,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4 Up–This dictionary-of-sorts is entertaining, insightful, and of particular interest to Dahl's fans. Front endpapers include a family tree, which is referred to numerous times in the text. While the information is alphabetically arranged, it's necessary to read the entire book to get the full story on the writer. For example, the entry Smile, please! reveals that photography was one of Dahl's hobbies. Recipes are interspersed, including those for creamy Kit Kat pudding and hot-house eggs. Q is represented by 26 questions with answers in alphabetical order. There's a section on Quentin Blake, and one about the Roald Dahl Foundation and Museum. The writing is clear, wicked, and fun. An occasional black-and-white photograph complements Blake's illustrations. Also included are Random Roald Fact boxes (he adored spiders) and Did You Know? frames (the longest ear hair recorded measures four inches). Swirly bordered warnings can also be helpful. Most discourage readers from attempting something Dahl did, like setting off a bag of fireworks or writing in the lawn with grass killer. There's much, much more. This is a standout tribute to a beloved children's author.–Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Gr. 5---8. This book is an odd hybrid, and obviously a way to keep marketing Dahl after his death. Still, for the author's many fans it does have interesting, amusing, and, in some cases, surprising nuggets of information. The alphabetical arrangement both helps and hurts the discovery. For instance, after a fake-out "A is for . . . aardvark" ("Every A-Z must begin with an aardvark"), kids learn that at age eight, Dahl's adenoids were "sliced out" without anesthetic and that in 1938 Dahl journeyed to Africa to look for adventure. But instead of looking under a topic called, say, "Writing," kids will have to look under "Nitpicking" to learn that Dahl enjoyed research and was a poor speller. A family tree is helpful, but "Roald's Random Facts," which dot the pages, hardly seem necessary as "random facts" describes the whole book. Kids will be enticed by Blake's illustrations, many of them familiar, and also by the black-and-white photos, despite some rather pale reproductions. Dahl's books are often helpfully referenced in the individual notes. Ilene Cooper
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Fun new info on a great author, Oct 3 2007
By Virginia Price - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: D Is For Dahl (Paperback)
This is a great review of Dahl's life and career in a really fun format that will make it fun for kids. By making it an "alphabet book" his life and times are peppered with bits from his books, funny words he invented, and lots of great illustration from Blake. I've been reading it just a bit at a time in order to savor it, because it's worth it. This is a must have for Dahl fans of any age.
2.0 out of 5 stars
RETURNED IT, April 16 2012
By l. Kay - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: D Is For Dahl (Paperback)
I probably should have paid closer attention to the contents of the book because it was not what I had expected. I returned it upon closer examination. I though since I was a fan of the author Dahl, I would enjoy this kid's book. Not so much. Read before ordering.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Biographical, trivia info about Dahl, Mar 4 2012
By JMS "Travel Monkey" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: D Is For Dahl (Paperback)
I've been a big fan and collector of Roald Dahl since I was about 10 years old. Almost all of the info in the books, I was already familiar with (from reading Boy, Going Solo, and the children's fiction he wrote). This book gave a few tidbits of new info that I found charming and/or interesting about Dahl, but for the most part it seemed like a promotional product for selling you his other books: One of the most common lines in this book is, "To find out more, read ... (insert name of book by Roald Dahl)." This is definitely NOT a must-have if you are looking to complete your collection of Roald Dahl publications, but might be informative if you are interested in knowing random, factual information about the author.
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