Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

A Very Special Edition

Author Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Armando Veve
Hardcover (Slipcase)
$50.00 US
Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
14 per carton
On sale Oct 06, 2026 | 9798217246922
Age 7 and up
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt

Discover a blueprint of Wonka's factory, sheet music for an Oompa-Loompa's song, your very own golden ticket, and so much more inside the slipcase of this deluxe edition of the beloved classic!

What you hold in your hands is no ordinary book. Yes, in this book is the extraordinary story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, along with all-new illustrations by Armando Veve that will entrance and delight. Yes, you will see what it’s like to enter the famous factory and marvel at its secrets and magic. But careful readers will discover more. Sprinkled in the margins are little tasty morsels, notes scrawled in a quick hand—left behind by none other than Willy Wonka himself! They offer glimpses into the way his marvelous mind works—his process, his ideas, his creations, his genius. Mr. Wonka has also tucked into the pages certain tidbits from his collection, which you can keep as souvenirs of your journey. For lifelong fans and new readers of all ages, this very special edition invites you to follow in Wonka’s footsteps and let your imagination run amok.

Beautifully packaged by Melcher Media, the team behind Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down and Wicked: The Grimmerie, this book is a beautiful gift for Dahl fans.

INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:

• A secret blueprint of Wonka’s factory

• An Everlasting Gobstopper newspaper clipping

• A square-candy-that-looks-round wrapper

• The Oompa-Loompas’ to-do list

• A Hair Toffee pull-tab card

• A Nut Room door hanger

• The deed to Wonka’s factory

• Sheet music for Violet’s song

• A Golden Ticket
"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times

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Discover a blueprint of Wonka's factory, sheet music for an Oompa-Loompa's song, your very own golden ticket, and so much more inside the slipcase of this deluxe edition of the beloved classic!

What you hold in your hands is no ordinary book. Yes, in this book is the extraordinary story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, along with all-new illustrations by Armando Veve that will entrance and delight. Yes, you will see what it’s like to enter the famous factory and marvel at its secrets and magic. But careful readers will discover more. Sprinkled in the margins are little tasty morsels, notes scrawled in a quick hand—left behind by none other than Willy Wonka himself! They offer glimpses into the way his marvelous mind works—his process, his ideas, his creations, his genius. Mr. Wonka has also tucked into the pages certain tidbits from his collection, which you can keep as souvenirs of your journey. For lifelong fans and new readers of all ages, this very special edition invites you to follow in Wonka’s footsteps and let your imagination run amok.

Beautifully packaged by Melcher Media, the team behind Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down and Wicked: The Grimmerie, this book is a beautiful gift for Dahl fans.

INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:

• A secret blueprint of Wonka’s factory

• An Everlasting Gobstopper newspaper clipping

• A square-candy-that-looks-round wrapper

• The Oompa-Loompas’ to-do list

• A Hair Toffee pull-tab card

• A Nut Room door hanger

• The deed to Wonka’s factory

• Sheet music for Violet’s song

• A Golden Ticket

Praise

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." —The New York Times