Two Roald Dahl Classic Books

1. James and the Giant Peach • Author: Roald Dahl • First Published: 1961 (illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert in the original U.S. edition). • Your Copy: A Penguin paperback edition, illustrated by Lane Smith. These Lane Smith editions were published in the 1990s, around the time of the 1996 animated movie (hence the “Now a Major Motion Picture” sticker). • Plot: James escapes his cruel aunts by traveling inside a giant magical peach with insect friends. 2. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator • Author: Roald Dahl • First Published: 1972, sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. • Your Copy: A Puffin paperback edition, illustrated by Quentin Blake (Dahl’s most famous illustrator). Likely published in the 2000s–2010s as part of Puffin’s uniform reprint series. • Plot: Charlie, Willy Wonka, and his family blast into space in the Great Glass Elevator and run into political and cosmic adventures.