Check out our author of the month Roald dahl. this world renowned author known for his fantastic tales with unusual and imaginative cast from scary witches, the evil Miss Trunchball, the interesting character of Willy Wonka and the big friendly giant. Roald Dahl is a most interesting character himself, check out some facts on him below.
- The BFG was his favourite.
- He invented his own words, creating over 500 in his stories.
- He hand wrote his books in a shed in his garden, he never learned to type
- He based many of his characters on people in real life. The grandmother in The Witches is said to be based on his mother, and Sophie in The BFG was named after his granddaughter.
- Roald was born in Wales to Norwegian parents. he was fluent in both English and Norwegian.
- during World War II, he was a fighter pilot in the British Royal Air Force
- In 1971, Roald Dahl was surprised to receive a letter from a real-life Willy Wonka, a postman from Nebraska
- he didn’t enjoy school very much but that didn’t stop him becoming a famous writer
- The first book to be published by Roald Dahl was James and the Giant Peach in 1961
- His favourite sweets were chocolate and gobstoppers, as featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory