Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes

by Roald Dahl, Felicity Dahl, Josie Fison, Quentin Blake (Illustrator), Jan Baldwin (Photographer)

Overview

Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows? Now theres a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Roald Dahl's other books, with easy, step-by-step recipes that range from the delectable to the truly revolting. Quentin Blake's illustrations combine with full-color photographs of the luscious results to perfectly capture Roald Dahls wicked sense of fun.

"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." —Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140378207
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	11/01/1997
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	306,462
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.21(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World’s No.1 storyteller.

Sir Quentin Blake, the first-ever Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated nearly 300 books, including most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. He lives in London.

Date of Birth:

September 13, 1916

Date of Death:

November 23, 1990

Place of Birth:

Llandaff, Wales, England

Place of Death:

Oxford, England

Editorial Reviews

"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." —Publishers Weekly

"So much fun to look at." —Booklist

"Some of the recipes, despite their titles, produce good tasting, recognizable dishes. Others are works of art . . . a reminder and celebration of his outrageously imaginative books that so many children love." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher