Explore the wonder of Oz in this collection of books seven through nine in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairy tale series. The seventh, eighth, and ninth titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection! In The Patchwork Girl of Oz , the Munchkins Unc Nunkie and Ojo the Unlucky call on the Crooked Magician, who introduces them to his latest creation: a living girl made out of patchwork quilts and cotton stuffing. But when an accident leaves beloved Unc Nunkie a motionless statue, it is up to Ojo to save him. Can the mighty Wizard of Oz help? In Tik-Tok of Oz, Betsy Bobbin and her loyal mule, Hank, wash up on the shores of an unknown fairyland during a storm. There they meet the clockwork man Tik-Tok and find themselves trapped in a battle with the king of the Nomes. In The Scarecrow of Oz , Cap’n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, overthrow the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland, who has been busy gathering an army for an invasion o
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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot in glorious full colour!A lavish, large format full-colour edition of this funny, tender and poignant Roald Dahl story with coloured backgrounds on every page, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator.Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916. He was educated in England before going to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. With the outbreak of World War II, he became an RAF fighter pilot. He began writing for adults at the close of the war, with the encouragement of C. S. Forester. His first children's book, James and the Giant Peach, was published in 1961 and each of his subsequent books became bestsellers. He is still the best selling children's writer of all time.Quentin Blake is one of Britain's most successful illustrators. His first drawings were published in Punch when he was sixteen. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books and he was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. He has won many awards including the Whitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway
Celebrate 50 Years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with this complete Wonka boxed set. It's the perfect gift for longtime Charlie fans and newcomers alike! The complete story of Roald Dahl’s most beloved characters and chocolate creations in one box. Follow Charlie Bucket and Mr. Willy Wonka on a life-changing adventure. Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his amazing chocolate factory and Charlie just needs one golden ticket to get inside. Then things get stratospheric as Charlie finds himself orbiting the earth in a great glass elevator! Roald Dahl’s most extraordinary stories, as well as the top-secret chapter taken out of the original book, are all available in this beautifully packaged gift set. All three books are charmingly illustrated by Quentin Blake. This set includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Stories.
Celebrate 50 years of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with this scrumdiddlyumptious exploration of the unique appeal and lasting cultural impact of Roald Dahl's beloved classic. Author Mangan looks at the development of the original story and characters, its social history, and the varying film and stage adaptations. Photos illustrations.
