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Roald Dahl at work in the shed in the bottom of his garden. Photo by Brian Moody. The BFG For generations, children have successfully put aside the notion of orphans all over the world being eaten by giants and enjoyed this heart-warming tale of night...

Booklist’s reject card for James and the Giant Peach (click to enlarge) “Ghoulish, sordid, and the product of a depraved mind!” writes one reviewer. “I haven’t finished but I don’t like the effect,” opines another. Doesn’t sound very much like a recipe...

Underrated/Overlooked is a seasonal series in which Talkhouse Film contributors nominate films or TV shows from 2016 which did not receive the attention or acclaim they deserved. — N.D. I never thought I’d feel sorry for Steven Spielberg. After all...

‘A Letter From Roald Dahl’ by Denise Krebs used under Creative Commons license CC BY 2.0 The first few weeks working of my new job working in a school library were a bit of a whirl wind, it was the end of the semester and things were winding down. But...

Sticking to our easy-only Halloween mantra, we challenged ourselves to create costumes -the majority of the items being found in our closets or handmade! They might not win any awards, but our boys love rocking them, and we’re pretty proud of the...