Roald Dahl

This is a funny story which tells the tale of George and his Grandma. When he can't stand her bad habits any longer, he decides to cure her nastiness for good. He concocts a very special medicine which is as nasty as she is - with explosive results.

"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear."This is a story about REAL WITCHES.Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people.But they are far from ORDINARY . . .The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear.That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . .

Danny thinks the world of his father, but imagine his surprise when he finds out he's been breaking the law! Even grown-ups bend the rules sometimes, but Danny knows his father is still good, kind and clever and full of exciting ideas.

Mr Hoppy is in love with Mrs Silver. But she only has eyes for Alfie, her pet tortoise. How can Mr Hoppy ever compete with such a rival? He comes up with a plan to win his lady's love, but will he succeed? What's to become of Alfie?

The story of a little girl able to zap a punishment on people with her magic finger.

Enjoy four full-colour stories featuring some of Roald Dahl's most magnificent heroes and monstrous villains. In the good corner find inventive George who stands up to his grizzly, grumpy grandma by mixing a potion unlike any other. And meet Mr Muggle-Wump and his family, whose bravery and quick-thinking lead to extraordinary events. In the bad corner Mr and Mrs Twit are the most terrible twosome you could ever have the misfortune to meet. And beware...

The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!

Large format, full colour edition of the story about a giraffe, a pelican and a monkey who form a Ladderless window cleaning operation and make friends with a small boy.

Roald Dahl was a master of macabre comedy, as well as being one of the greatest children's writers of the 20th century. This collection brings together all of his short stories, published in chronological order.