Roald Dahl
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spoilt, wealthy and lazy and too selfish even to contemplate marriage Henry Sugar spends his life pursuing pleasure. He adores gambling (and is quite happy to cheat on his friends, given half the chance) and keeps busy avoiding, at all costs, anything that might be thought of as work. But when he comes across a strange story in a blue exercise book, Henry Sugar has an interesting idea.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure.
3) The BFG
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
4) The witches
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Luke finds that saving the world from witches is a tall order for a boy who has been turned into a mouse.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristofferson. But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox's wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground without enough food to go around, the animals band together...