A number of you have asked who my favourite author is. The answer is Roald Dahl. He had an amazing imagination and his books were like modern fairy tales. Like the Brothers Grimm, Dahl's books are sometimes dark and grotesque. However, they are also well-written, humorous and very entertaining. The heroes (children) break free from their cruel oppressors (adults) and go on to have the most amazing adventures. Good triumphs in the end!
Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff in 1916 and died in Oxford in 1990. In World War 2, Dahl joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) and learned to fly warplanes. He wrote 21 books for children, including picture books, novels and poetry collections. He also wrote the screenplays for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. In the UK alone, the total number of Roald Dahl books sold is more than 50 million.
Who is your favourite author and why? Do you have a favourite book?
My favourite author is Roald Dahl too, because its funny and he also writes a lot of books that rymes.
ReplyDeleteRoald Dahl too
ReplyDeleteMy favourite other is Sally Grindley
ReplyDeleteWhat books did she write Marcus and why do you like them?
DeleteI like Anne fine - crummy mummy and me was one of my favourite books when I was little!
ReplyDeletemiss Collins what is the authers name that wrote little rabit foofoo because I like the book
ReplyDeleteLara, Michael Rosen wrote little rabbit foo foo, he is very famous particularly for his poetry. If you look in his website: http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/books.html, you will see some of his other children's books.
DeleteI realy like the book of theres a shark in tha park because every time that the little boy look's threw his tellascope he finds something sharp and shout's theres a shark in the park when it's just a birds feather
ReplyDeleteLovely Keylin! Can you search on the internet to find the title of this book?
DeleteThe book is called there's a shark in the park.
DeleteI like the book charlie the choclate factory.
ReplyDeleteMy second favourite author is Daisy Meadows because she wrote all the rainbow magic books like Belle the birthday fairy.
ReplyDeletemy favrourit author is Rould dahl. because rould dahl created matilda flim.
ReplyDeleteAnd also fantastic mr fox is my favrourite book.
ReplyDeletemy second favourite auther is...
ReplyDeletecolin mcnaughton
my 3rd favourite auther is...
ReplyDeleteemma Chichester clark
Which books by Emma Chichester Clark have you read and why do you like them?
DeleteI also like David Walliams, because he wrote the demon dentist.
ReplyDeleteWhy did Roald Dahl rite so many books
ReplyDeleteI like tony ross because he wrote the horrid henry books
ReplyDeletemy second favourite author is Jeff Kinney because he is a famous author. My best book that he wrote is diary of a wimpy kid.
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