Roald Dahl
No other children’s writer has managed to capture the wild and gleefully bizarre imaginations of children around the world quite like Roald Dahl. Considered one of the greatest children’s writers, his books have been published in almost 60 languages and many have been adapted for the silver screen. Who hasn’t been enthralled by James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The BFG? Though his tales may be of candy-filled wonderlands, gruesome giants and fearsome witches typical of any children’s book, his stories are far from the norm. In an almost Shakespearean manner, Dahl plays with language and invents new words that add a wonderfully wacky spirit to his stories. As the man sagely once said: “A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” – Kirat Kaur
