Roald Dahl
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Fantastic Mr . Fox
The somewhat dark children's tale of a charismatic fox influenced Johansson's career choice.
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Thursdays Are from Mars: Roald Dahl and the Dream in a Bottle
… be posting our favorite glimpses into their world in this space every Thursday. * In 1989 a 7-year-old girl sent Roald Dahl "a dream in a bottle" she'd made with oil, colored water and glitter. He wrote back. ( Twitter via Letters of …
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Let the Wild Rumpus Start!
… time inside the mind of a crazy-cool kid. Fantastic Mr . Fox In theaters November 25 Another all-ages ..... based on a beloved children's tale (by Roald Dahl , in this case), Fantastic Mr . Fox stars George Clooney voicing the title role …
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Thursdays Are from Mars: Do You Know Whose Outfit This Is?
… you figure out? ( Vlamboyant ) * Maybe you're a fan of The BFG or you count yourself as more of a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory loyalist. Either way, these mugs featuring Roald Dahl quotes and illustrations are too good to pass up. ( MSMugs …
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The Oscars'® Most Surprised Nominee
… who made The Princess and the Frog, so it was fantastic just to meet them and shake their hand. I haven't met [ Fantastic Mr . Fox director] Wes Anderson yet, so I hope I get to say hi to him. That's what I'm looking forward to. RB: Can you tell …
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Go Ahead, Spoil The Surprise!
… researchers from the University of California at San Diego, Reuters reported , gave reader stories by John Updike, Roald Dahl , and Agatha Christie, only with two versions—the original, and another with a "spoiling paragraph" inserted in …
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Neil Patrick Harris and His Favorite Books
… into your top 5 over the years? NPH: When I was growing up, we were big Roald Dahl fans, so we read James and the Giant Peach , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Great Glass Elevator, just loved those. I'm a big fan of A Confederacy …
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The Babysitters Are Back!
… get me started! They're probably the books that I especially loved as a kid, but there are so many of them. The Roald Dahl books, Mary Poppins, the Wizard of Oz books, Dr. Doolittle. One of my favorites, and I'm pleased to know that …
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Excerpt from Beautiful Boy
… a miniature couch between their twin beds, his long legs stretched out on the floor. He reads from The Witches, by Roald Dahl . We hear his voice—voices—from the next room: the boy narrator, all wonder and earnestness; wry and creaky Grandma …
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Back Roads
… Fawcett or Christie Brinkley. I wanted to be Roald Dahl . This greatly concerned my family. Especially ..... reading. When I was six years old I read my first Roald Dahl book, James and the Giant Peach , during summer vacation while sitting in a swing …
