This collectable hardcover edition features a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including plum-colored interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of The BFG and Matilda comes the story of Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, and his infamous chocolate factory.
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormous boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
WINNER
| 1964 North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times
This collectable hardcover edition features a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including plum-colored interior text and illustrations!
From the bestselling author of The BFG and Matilda comes the story of Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka, and his infamous chocolate factory.
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormous boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
Awards
WINNER
| 1964 North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
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Praise
"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times