Humour

Re-Imagining Roald Dahl books

Aren’t dreams about dealing with the tough stuff? As a child, Clare relates how Roald Dahl books enabled her imagination to take on death and other tough topics. Dahl’s characters are on the edge of the most perilous moments, as their pain transforms into an acute awareness for the reader how children seek out loving […]

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Nonsense Humour Like Roald Dahl

Humour, Roald Dahl books / Josey De Rossi

Writing nonsense is challenging but Roald Dahl’s style of nonsense humour shows how a great author can craft humorous experiences in glorious ways. Books like George’s Marvellous Medicine, The Twits and The Magic Finger are usually the first exposure children have of nonsense literature. And there are more benefits to be had. I’ve also experienced

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