Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes

Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Photographs by Jan Baldwin
$9.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
60 per carton
On sale Nov 01, 1997 | 978-0-14-037820-7
Age 8-12 years
Sales rights: US, Opn Mkt (no CAN)
Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows? Now theres a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Roald Dahl's other books, with easy, step-by-step recipes that range from the delectable to the truly revolting. Quentin Blake's illustrations combine with full-color photographs of the luscious results to perfectly capture Roald Dahls wicked sense of fun.

"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." --Publishers Weekly
"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." --Publishers Weekly

"So much fun to look at." --Booklist

"Some of the recipes, despite their titles, produce good tasting, recognizable dishes. Others are works of art . . . a reminder and celebration of his outrageously imaginative books that so many children love." --School Library Journal

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Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows? Now theres a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Roald Dahl's other books, with easy, step-by-step recipes that range from the delectable to the truly revolting. Quentin Blake's illustrations combine with full-color photographs of the luscious results to perfectly capture Roald Dahls wicked sense of fun.

"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." --Publishers Weekly

Praise

"Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled . . . deliciously playful." --Publishers Weekly

"So much fun to look at." --Booklist

"Some of the recipes, despite their titles, produce good tasting, recognizable dishes. Others are works of art . . . a reminder and celebration of his outrageously imaginative books that so many children love." --School Library Journal