Roald Dahl Day September 13, 2013

Roald Dahl Day September 13, 2013 Some of our long-time family favorite books are those written by Roald Dahl.  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Giraffe the Pelly and Me, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Danny Champion of the World.  These books tend to have unlikely heroes, involve creative solutions to problems, fantastical…

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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake Billy is a boy who frequently walks by a boarded-up old sweet shop near his house.  He wishes someone would open up a new sweet shop there – he even wishes that he could make it into a sweet shop again.…

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