The seventeen titles that will be published later this year as “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection are: “ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “ Matilda,” “The BFG,” “Fantastic Mr Fox,” “George’s Marvellous Medicine,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “The Witches,” “The Twits,” “The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me,” “The Enormous Crocodile,” “Esio Trot,” “Billy and the Minpins,” “The Magic Finger,” “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator,” “Danny the Champion of the World,” “Revolting Rhymes” and “Dirty Beasts. “Roald Dahl once said: ‘If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important.’ At Puffin, we’ll keep pursuing that ambition for as long as we make books.” Prior to Matilda, Dahl had written numerous childrens books, including James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. By making both Puffin and Penguin versions available, we are offering readers the choice to decide how they experience Roald Dahl’s magical, marvellous stories.” “We also recognise the importance of keeping Dahl’s classic texts in print. Roald Dahl’s fantastic books are often the first stories young children will read independently, and taking care for the imaginations and fast-developing minds of young readers is both a privilege and a responsibility. “As a children’s publisher, our role is to share the magic of stories with children with the greatest thought and care. We’ve listened to the debate over the past week which has reaffirmed the extraordinary power of Roald Dahl’s books and the very real questions around how stories from another era can be kept relevant for each new generation. Roald Dahls much-loved Matilda, now in a stunning large paperback format with Quentin Blakes original illustrations in full colour.

Their mischievous spirit and his unique storytelling genius have delighted the imaginations of readers across many generations. Several of the author’s works have been adapted as films.įrancesca Dow, MD of Penguin Random House Children’s, said: “At Puffin we have proudly published Roald Dahl’s stories for more than forty years in partnership with the Roald Dahl Story Company. The original versions will be released under the Penguin logo and will include archive material relevant to each of the stories.

Matilda original book