8 books by Roald Dahl that are perfect reads for little children

Dahl's books for children

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

One of the most famous stores of Dahl is this one. It features Charlie, a little boy living with his parents and grandparents, who wins a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

Matilda

A girl far smarter for her age is stuck in a family that does not appreciate her talent and wisdom or her will and wish to study and read. But Matilda has a certain power, and she uses it to make things right.

The BFG

Another fun and beautiful story is ‘The BFG’, which features a big friendly giant and Sophie, an orphan girl who accidentally reaches the giant world. The ‘BFG’ collects and shares dreams, and both of them then help people by stopping dangerous giants from harming them.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

While we often read about humans providing for their family and outsmarting others to remain content, this is the story of a fox, Mr. Fox, who uses his wit and cunning to outsmart three greedy farmers.

James and the Giant Peach

‘James and the Giant Peach’ is about a young boy who is stuck between two aunts, both exploiting and treating him badly, until one day he sees a peach in the garden that grows enormously, and then begins an adventure.

George’s Marvellous Medicine

A book about a young boy, George, who is tired of his grandmother and sick of her behaviour decides to make a special medicine for her, just to calm her down a little, but that medicine ends up doing something entirely different to her.

The Enormous Crocodile

Another perfect book for children is this one. The highlight of this one is a crocodile who takes on different camouflages to eat children but is always stopped by the animals who are afraid he will actually eat a child.

The Magic Finger

A rather unique and interesting story is this one. ‘The Magic Finger’ features a little girl who has a secret magic. Whenever she gets angry, her finger does some magic against the person who angered her!