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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me isn't exactly one of Roald Dahl's best, and confusingly the "Me" of the title is not the...

As a belated birthday present, the Dr took me to Great Missenden today and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre . It comprises three rooms...

I've already blogged about Doctor No . I reread The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who - for which I wrote a foreword - in advance o...

Roald Dahl's The Magic Finger was one of my favourite books as a kid, mostly because I could read it in a single sitting. With illustra...

I have already blogged about James and the Giant Peach , Revolution in the Head and Fantastic Mr Fox . Will write up my notes on The Defenc...

I don't think I'd ever read Fantastic Mr Fox , though I knew it backwards from an audio version released on tape in the early 1980s....

“‘It’s a Snozzwanger!’ cried the Chief of Police. ‘It’s a Whangdoodle!’ yelled the Head of the Fire Department.” Roald Dahl, James and the G...

I'm not very practical. I can wire a plug, wash the dishes and reach things from high shelves, but that's where my skills come to an...

I've nicked this from a chap called Roo Reynolds , whose own blog I stalk. Here are the books I've finished this month: "The Sa...