In honour of Roald Dahl Day, this Dare to Write challenge is inspired by a passage from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: “Mr Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels that change colour every ten seconds as you suck them, and little feathery sweets that melt away deliciously the moment you put them between your … Read More
Dahlightful Activities for Roald Dahl Day
Roald Dahl’s one hundredth birthday is approaching, and all over the world, schools, libraries and other organisations are getting ready to celebrate an extra special Roald Dahl Day, taking place next week on Tuesday 13th September 2016. As part of of those celebrations, we’re searching for a hundred schools to take the Paper Nations challenge and sign up to pioneer … Read More
Our 100 schools challenge for #RoaldDahl100
The countdown has begun to 13th September 2016, the hundredth birthday of beloved children’s author and storyteller Roald Dahl. Dahl is the creator of some of the twentieth century’s most popular children’s stories, including Matilda, The Witches, The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a long list of others, and his books have sold more than 250 million copies … Read More