Books for young readers that are lightly illustrated.
Boy Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
Boy is this story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood, including tales of sweet shops and chocolate, mean old ladies, and a great mouse plot - the inspiration for some of his most marvelous story books in the years to come. These tales are full of exciting and strange things - some funny, some frightening, all true.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Charlie Bucket has WON willy Wonka's chocolate factory and is on his way to take possession of it. In a great glass elevator! But when the elevator makes a fearful whooshing noise,Charlie and his family find themselves in splendid orbit around the earth. A daring adventure has begun,with the one and only Mr Willy Wonka leading the way.
Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson
Famous Five #3-Five run away together by Enid Blyton
Flora & Ulysses by Kate Dicamillo
Going Solo by Roald Dahl
Life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small number of great ones - Roald Dahl
When he grew up. ROALD DAHL left England for Africa- and a series of dangerous adventures began.
From the tales of plane crashes to surviving snake bites, read all about Roald Dahl's extraordinary life before he became the world's number-one story-teller.