Despite Dahl publicly admitting he was anti-Semitic in an interview shortly before his death at age 74, in addition to a number of reports of his alleged misogyny and racism, for a long time it seemed ...

By the 1980s, that had changed. As Snopes reports, the UK had recently rolled out a vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella ...

Katherine Rundell pops up on my screen as if by magic. She has just been announced as the winner of the Waterstones Book of the Year, for her children’s novel Impossible Creatures, though when we ...

Recent “sensitivity” edits to the author’s beloved yet unabashedly disagreeable novels are all about maintaining a lucrative intellectual property. But what difference can a few changed words really ...

It's time to celebrate! Roald Dahl's 100th birthday is coming up, so it's time to break out the giant peaches and rivers of molten chocolate. Many of us loved Roald Dahl's stories as children. Whether ...

Roald Dahl's reputation has taken some hits over the years, but the magical quality of his children's books endures.

It's been 20 years since Disney released James and the Giant Peach, and even though I'm all grown up now, I am still excited for the new adaptation of The BFG that comes out this summer. What is it ...

As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly classics and modern thrills for young readers. By R.L. Stine A new play in London portrays the beloved children’s ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group has acquired Jonathan Newman’s original screenplay Pure Imagination which centers around a specific period in Roald Dahl‘s life when his ...

Ahead of the premiere of his Roald Dahl adaptation “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar” at the Venice Film Festival, Wes Anderson weighed in on the controversial decision to edit a number of Roald ...

There is plenty of stimulation for young theatergoers in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved book. By Houman Barekat For kids who hide indoors with a pile of books until ...