Following the success of his stage adaptation of "The BFG",David Wood has now written a series of scenes, or "playlets" forperformance by children in schools and other amateur groups. Withnotes on simple staging, props and costumes, these plays can beperformed with the minimum of experience or resources. Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze ofthe early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer?Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh... Big Friendly Giant! ThisBFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a Londonstreet, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away withher to giant land. And he's not really all that B when comparedwith his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being suchan oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers,and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he'sblowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way isthat for a G to behave? The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable
A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from DavidWalliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children'sauthor in the country. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. Abouta billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, reallyrich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his ownbutler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiesttwelve-year-old in the land. Yes, Joe has absolutely everything hecould possibly want. But there's just one thing he really needs: afriend...
This is a new edition of the well-loved story of Danny and hisfather who outwit their greedy, rich neighbour, Mr Victor Hazell.It comes with a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a wholenew exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I, Geronimo Stilton, was finishing up work one evening when I opened a letter from Uncle Stingysnout. He needed to see me immediately I headed straight to Penny Pincher Castle for what I thought would be a nice visit . . . but my uncle put me straight to work. Moldy mozzarella, what a terrible vacation
Our #1 nationally bestselling Warriors story arc, Power ofThree, continues with this exciting fourth installment! Firestar’sgrandchildren have learned of the powerful prophecy that foretellstheir destinies, and the responsibility of deciding the Clans’future weighs heavily on the three apprentices. Each secretlyyearns for power, and their strengths are tested when ThunderClanis suddenly attacked—and all the clans are thrown into a battleunlike any the cats have seen. Suddenly, the Warrior code is beingtested, and a crisis of faith threatens to tear the Clans apartFull of battles, hunts, visions, and rescues, this series has allthe epic drama, betrayal, and action that our legions of Warriorsfans crav
