Author Name and Author Name

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Roald Dahl and Dr. Seuss
By The Book Worms Bobby Smith Mary Jones Billy
Bob Nancy Sue
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About Roald Dahl

• Roald Dahl is his real name. It is Norwegian.
• He was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff,
  Wales
• He passed away November 23, 1990.
• Roald Dahl wrote books for children and adults.

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About the Books

• He began to write childrens books in 1943. His
  first book was The Gremlins.
• He wrote over 40 books.
• Some of Roald Dahls books are
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Matilda
• James and the Giant Peach
• The Witches

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Book Features

• Roald Dahls books are special because they are
  written from a childs perspective. Some stories
  include magic and many portray adults as silly.
  Other books have animals that wage war on cruel
  people.

Fantastic Mr. Fox
ROALD DAHL ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE
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Illustrations
THE WITCHES illustrated by Quentin Blake
ROALD DAHL

• Quentin Blake usually illustrated Roald Dahls
  childrens books.
• He drew colorful drawings for the book covers.
• Inside the books there are pen and ink drawings.

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Medal

• In spite of the popularity of his books, Roald
  Dahls books did not win many awards but he did
  win the Childrens Book Award and the White Bread
  Award
• Roald Dahl deserves the medal because he wrote
  great books. Many of them have become childhood
  classics.
• In addition his books are so popular that quite a
  few have been made into movies. They are
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Matilda
• James and the Giant Peach

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

• Charlie, a poor boy finds the last winning
  golden ticket to visit the Wonka chocolate
  factory with a group of four other winners from
  around the world. He takes his grandfather with
  him as he tours each department in the candy
  factory. During the tour, other children break
  the rules and are eliminated. Eventually Charlie
  and his grandfather break the rules too. Will
  Charlie win the grand prize? Read this very
  interesting book to find out.

ROALD DAHL ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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James and the Giant Peach

• James, a an orphaned young boy, had to live with
  his mean aunts.
• One day a strange man appeared and gave James
  magic crystals. A giant peach grew when James
  dropped some magic crystals on the ground.
  Jamess mean aunts were squashed by the giant
  peach which rolled over them.
• James decides to live inside the peach and is
  joined by insect friends on an unforgettable
  journey.
• I rate this book 5 stars because it is full of
  adventure. I like the way the insects help James.

ROALD DAHL
JAMES And the GIANT PEACH
ILLUSTRATED BY LANE SMITH
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Matilda

• Matilda is a girl who loves to read. Her problem
  is that her family doesnt like to read. They
  love TV and tend to ignore her while they watch
  it. Matilda begs her parents to let her attend
  school. Her father agrees to send her to school
  because he makes a deal with the very mean Head
  Mistress. Matilda loves school, her classmates
  and her teacher, Ms. Honey.
• When Matilda gets angry strange things happen to
  those responsible. Read this book to find out who
  become the victim of her powers.
• I rate this book five stars because Matilda is an
  interesting character and I liked the way Roald
  Dahl ended the story. Read it to find out what
  happened in the end.

ROALD DAHL
Matilda Illustrated by Quentin Blake
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Dr. Seuss

• Theodore Seuss Geisel
• Date of birth March 2, 1904
• Place of Birth Springfield, Massachusetts
• Dr. Seuss died September 24, 1991

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About the Books

• He wrote one of his first books, And to Think
  That I Saw It on Mulberry Street in 1936 on
  while on a ship to Europe.
• Dr. Seuss wrote over 46 books. Some of his most
  famous books are
• The Cat in the Hat
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Yertle the Turtle
• Oh, the Place Youll Go

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Book Features

• Dr. Seusss books are funny.
• Many of them rhyme.
• His characters are sometimes people or animals
  but other times they are strange creatures.
• He sometimes makes up words such as Sneetches,
  Gak, Wump etc.

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Illustrations

• Dr. Seuss drew his own illustrations. The image
  is one of the drafts of the Cat from the Cat in
  the Hat.
• Some of the creatures he drew were unlike any
  animal yet had many features of animals we know.
  For ex. he might put antlers in old places.
  Sometimes the people do not look like people.
  They might be animals or something else.

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The Foot Book

• The Foot Book is a fun book because it rhymes and
  has funny pictures about feet. I like the way the
  book is illustrated with all those feet. This
  book is great for young students because it
  teaches them about opposites.
• I rate this book four stars.

The
FOOT
BOOK
Dr. Seusss Wacky Book of Opposites
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Yertle the Turtle

• Yertle the Turtle is a great story about a turtle
  king whose head became too big for his pond. The
  king treated his subjects unkindly even
  endangering their lives. The other stories in the
  book are good too. Find out what happens to
  Yertle the Turtle by reading this book.
• This books rates four stars.

YERTLe the TURTLE
and
Other Stories
By Dr. Seuss
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Bartholemew and the OObleck

• Bartholemew and the OObleck is a fun story about
  a king who gets bored with normal weather and
  wishes for something more interesting.
  Bartholemew tries to warn him against asking for
  the new weather but the king wont listen. Find
  out what new type of weather falls from the sky.
  I rate this book a five because I like the story
  and I also like the way Dr. Seuss illustrated the
  story.

Bartholemew and the Oobleck
By Dr. Seuss
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Medal

• Dr. Seuss deserves the Columbus medal because
• He is popular among kids and adults
• His books have been made into movies
• His books are funny and colorful
• His books are famous all over the world and are
  in many languages
• Even though he wrote his books a long time ago,
  people still read them
• He has a stamp named after him and another one
  after his characters

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Works Cited

• The Official Roald Dahl Web Site
• http//www.roalddahl.com/
• The Library Spot
• http//www.libraryspot.com/know/drseuss.htm
• Dr. Seuss Web Page
• http//www.seuss.org/seuss/seuss.home.html
• Image of the Star
• http//www.afn.org/afn15301/seussfiles/seusspics.
  html