Do-It-Yourself Programming Ideas for Roald Dahl’s “The BFG” and Dahl’s 100th Birthday With the release of the film version of Roald Dahl’s “The BFG” directed by Steven Spielberg, a hands-on game and craft program focusing [continue reading]
Roald Dahl
The BFG Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for The BFG by Roald Dahl Barry, Dave. Peter & the Secret of Rundoon. Blade, Adam. Cypher the Mountain Giant. Byng, Georgia. Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism. Courtauld, Sarah. The Gigantic Giant [continue reading]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Anniversary, Elaine Alphin Obituary
Author Elaine Alphin Dies: San Francisco native Elaine Alphin, author of several young adult novels, died on Aug. 19, 2014 at age 58 after a long illness. Her first book, Ghost Cadet, was published by [continue reading]
Roald Dahl Read-Alikes
Roald Dahl Read-Alikes (whimsical fantasy): Aardagh, Philip. A House Called Awful End (series). Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Cosmic. Brittain, Bill. The Wish Giver. Broach, Elise. Masterpiece. Carroll, Lewis. Alice [continue reading]