James has lived with his beastly Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker ever since the day his parents were eaten up outside London Zoo by an angry escaped rhinoceros. Then something peculiar and magical happens that will whisk James away from his wretched existence and take him on an unbelievealble journey!
A fantast tale , perfectly complimented with illustrations by Quentin Blake. This book was published Nominee Ltd in 1961. Then published again by Puffin booksin 1973 and 1995. This book by Roald Dahl would cost £4:99 in the U.K. Other books that are written by Roald Dahl and which are very good are: The BFG, Boy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Danny the Champion of the World, Esio Trot, George's Marvellous Medicine, Matillda The Twits, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Giraffe The Pelly and me, The Magic Finger, Rhyme Stew, The Wonderful story of Henry Sugar, The Vicar of Nibbleswicke.
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More information is needed on the book to be of more help and warrent higher ratings. Maureen
Elainebaba 01.09.2001 18:51
He is a good writer, did his wife Pat Neal die of cancer?
it is helpful to me that you have listed his other books. I did not realize that he wrote Mathilda. If that is the book, the story was turned into a film in which the whole family enjoyed.
Regards.
Avril
Sep 1st, 2001
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