Roald Dahl Day 2017 with Quentin Blake

Ready your class for a marvellous adventure – join CBBC Book-Club presenter Katie Thistleton for a show filmed in the village of Great Missenden where Roald Dahl wrote his most famous stories. You’ll learn all about your favourite heroes like Matilda and Charlie Bucket, and see the story of Billy and the Minpins brought to life by Quentin Blake’s illustrations for the first time.

Three magical moments which you can only see here:

1. Quentin Blake talking about his illustration process

2. Colin Furze, awesome author of This Book Is Not Safe and YouTube inventor with 5.5 million subscribers, will be going hunting for a Gruncher in his bunker

3. Steve Gardam, Director of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, will be throwing wide the archive doors and revealing some of Roald Dahl’s rare treasures

Win!

Watch our World Book Day 2024 Story Makers Show from 4th March 2024, and submit your class' short stories to win 1 of 5 stacks of Puffin Books!

Find out more about the books written by the stars of the show:

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