Matilda, a young genius, must deal with her obnoxious parents as well as the evil headmistress Miss Trunchbull who threatens Matilda's beloved teacher Miss Honey.

The young hero of the story, although well educated about witches by his Norwegian grandmother, accidentally finds himself in the annual convention of the witches of England, and after overhearing secret plans is turned into a mouse, which doesn't stop him from taking on the Grand High Witch and her coven.

A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together.

The adventures of Mr. Fox and three mean farmers who want to destroy the fox and his family.

When an irate eight-year-old girl puts the "magic finger" on people, exciting things begin to happen.

The vicar's speech impediment leads to holy hysteria in an otherwise quiet country parish.

Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.

Follows the story of an exceptional little girl whose lazy parents dismiss her as a nuisance and who discovers in the wake of a cruel headmistress's bullying that she has a remarkable power with which to avenge herself.

From Willy Wonka's nutty crunch surprise to the mound of spare ribs consumed by Hansel and Gretel in "Rhyme Stew", food has been an essential ingredient in Roald Dahl's writing for children. Felicity Dahl has created a practical guide to making some of the dishes which appear in Dahl's books.

A practical guide to making such treats as: Willy Wonka's nutty crunch, George's marvelous medicine chicken soup, hair toffee to make hair grow on bald men, hot ice cream for cold days, candy-coated pencils for sucking in class that were featured in several of Roald Dahl's stories.