- Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 to Norwegian parents. His father died when he was 4 years old. - He attended boarding school in England where he was often homesick. The teachers were described as cruel and would cane students. - During World War 2, Dahl joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. He shot down German planes but later crashed due to poor directions and lack of fuel, though he recovered. - Throughout his life, Dahl wrote many famous children's books that were later made into films, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG. He died in 1990 at the age of

2. . Born on 13th September
1916, in South Wales
. Norwegian parents
. Father died when he was 4
Roald Dahl could speak
three languages English, Norwegian and
Swahili.

3. Six of the best!
. At school, he was always
homesick
. He had to wear a
horrible school uniform
. Teachers were cruel and
often caned the
students
This later gave him ideas for
his stories
This is going to
hurt me much
more than it will
hurt you!

4. Second World War - 1939
. He joined the Royal Air Force
. He was a fighter pilot
. He shot down German planes
. He crashed because of poor
directions and lack of fuel.
But he did recover and later
wrote his first story about it.

5. His favourite colour in the whole
world was yellow.
• He always wrote in
pencil on yellow paper.

6. Roald Dahl’s first book for children
. In 1943, he published
his first children's
book "The Gremlins "
with Walt Disney.

7. Roald Dahl’s story is about
mischievous Gremlins who
begin by damaging the
aircraft flown by WW 2 pilots
but eventually they join forces
against Hitler and instead
help to repair them.
In 1984 the film
‘Gremlins’ was
produced based a
little on Roald
Dahl’s characters though the story is
not the same.

8. He wrote many books which were made into
films.....
Published in1961
Film: 1996

9. He loved chocolate, but not chocolate cake or
chocolate ice cream………

10. • During his years at
school, Cadbury, the
chocolate company,
would send boxes of new
chocolates to the school
to be tested by the
pupils.
He used to dream of
inventing a new
chocolate bar that
would win the praise
of Mr. Cadbury
himself, and this was
the inspiration for him
to write his third book
for children,
Charlie and the Chocolate F

11. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964
Film: 2005

12. The Witches 1983
Film: The Witches 1990

13. Matilda: 1988
Film: Matilda 1996

14. The BFG
• The BFG – was about a
Big Friendly Giant and a
little girl called Sophie.
• Roald Dahl himself was
a bit like a giant – he
was 6 feet 6 inches tall.
• And his mother and one
daughter were called
Sophie.

15. . Roald Dahl died on 23rd November
1990 at the age of 74.
. Roald Dahl's birthday on 13
September is now celebrated as
"Roald Dahl Day”

16. What is your favourite Roald Dahl
book?

17. Did
you
know.......

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22. Prayer: Hands together, eyes closed…..
Dear God,
Thankyou for helping people
like Roald Dahl
to write such great stories
for us to enjoy listening to
and reading ourselves.
Help us to be
like the good people
in his stories.
Amen.