Happy Roald Dahl Day
Ok so I missed it. Roald Dahl Day was on the 13th of September. So I guess it is a belated Happy Roald Day greeting. :o)
September the 13th was Roald Dahl's birthday and if he were still alive he would have turned 90 this month.
Like millions of people around the world, I grew up reading Roald Dahl's books and watching the movies that were created from them. The BFG is my first memory of Dahl's books; it was read aloud to us in one of my primary classes. I also remember there being some focus on him when he died in 1990, which was around the same time that I was able to read his novels independently.
Whilst many authors have their fans, and some remain popular from generation to generation, very few seem to have the timeless appeal that has kept Dahl's books on popular reading lists for close to five decades.
My personal favorite is been Matilda. It is typical of Dahl's stories where good triumphs over evil and the innocent, good child wins against the nasty adults. I am sure that part of Dahl's appeal to children is that he engages their imaginations with magical story lines and humorous and often made-up language, but he also challenges their minds with long and uncommon words and complex jokes. As a young girl myself, who also loved to read, I was certainly able to connect with the character of Matilda.
I would love for people to share their own favourite stories and characters of Roald Dahl.
Perhaps if you haven't read a Roald Dahl in a while September is the month to do it!
TC
September the 13th was Roald Dahl's birthday and if he were still alive he would have turned 90 this month.
Like millions of people around the world, I grew up reading Roald Dahl's books and watching the movies that were created from them. The BFG is my first memory of Dahl's books; it was read aloud to us in one of my primary classes. I also remember there being some focus on him when he died in 1990, which was around the same time that I was able to read his novels independently.
Whilst many authors have their fans, and some remain popular from generation to generation, very few seem to have the timeless appeal that has kept Dahl's books on popular reading lists for close to five decades.
My personal favorite is been Matilda. It is typical of Dahl's stories where good triumphs over evil and the innocent, good child wins against the nasty adults. I am sure that part of Dahl's appeal to children is that he engages their imaginations with magical story lines and humorous and often made-up language, but he also challenges their minds with long and uncommon words and complex jokes. As a young girl myself, who also loved to read, I was certainly able to connect with the character of Matilda.
I would love for people to share their own favourite stories and characters of Roald Dahl.
Perhaps if you haven't read a Roald Dahl in a while September is the month to do it!
TC
posted by Library Blog | 2:33 pm
3 Comments:
What is "The BFG"?
Dahl's book were read to us as well and loved them. A mixture of fairy tale and horror :)
I have enjoyed Roald Dahl books almost since i was first able to read. I found 'Matilda' to be a great book but my favourite was 'The BFG'. This is probably due to the fact that as a child toilet humor seems to be the most hilarious form of comedy. Though I am older Roald Dahl's books still make me grin inside.
I have learnt a few things from the blog that you have written. I never knew that Roahl Dahl had passed away and i did not know the books had been around for such a long time.
In primary school i read all the books that the our school library had, this was not many but i thoughurly enjoyed all of them. I found them amusing and could not stop reading them.
The memories of the books that i had when i was younger makes me want to read them again.
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