Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl authored many bestsellers for children e.g. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and James and the Giant Peach.
About "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", there is a little detail from his biography, which the children will find interesting:
"Dahl was very tall, reaching 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) in adult life; he was good at sports, being made captain of the school fives and squash teams, and also playing for the football team.
He developed an interest in photography. During his years at Repton School at Derbyshire, Cadbury, the chocolate company, would occasionally send boxes of new chocolates to the school to be tested by the pupils. Dahl apparently used to dream of inventing a new chocolate bar that would win the praise of Mr Cadbury himself, and this proved the inspiration for him to write his third book for children, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1963) and include references
Mr Wonka's inventions are out of this world. roald dahl
He's thought up every kind of sweet imaginable in his amazing chocolate factory, ...
... but no one has ever seen inside, or met Mr Wonka! Charlie Bucket can't believe his luck when he finds a golden ticket and wins the trip of a lifetime around the famous chocolate factory. He still could never have dreamed what surprises lie in store!