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Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book

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Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book is a delightful collection that brings together a variety of jokes inspired by Dahl's unique sense of humour. Featuring everything from clever wordplay to silly antics, this book is designed to entertain both children and adults alike, ensuring plenty of laughs and giggles for all ages.
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You might enjoy this book if you love a hearty laugh and relish the playful wit that makes children's humour so endearing. With its mix of giggles and guffaws, this collection of jokes captures the mischievous charm of Roald Dahl's storytelling, making it perfect for young readers and the young at heart.

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Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book

Features jokes, limericks, riddles, Knock knock and Doctor, doctor. This book is suitable for young children, specially themed around characters such as Charlie, George, The BFG, Matilda, James and many others.

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Laugh out loud with Roald Dahl in this brilliant little book of phizz-whizzing, whoopsy-splunking jokes!

Which famous writer goes best with a hot dog? Roll Dahl of course!

Jokes, limericks, riddles, Knock knock and Doctor, doctor! Here is a perfect joke book for young children, specially themed around Roald Dahl's best-loved characters, such as Charlie, George, The BFG, Matilda, James and many more.

Roald Dahl was always full of fun and mischief and loved all kinds of jokes - the sillier the better! From chocolate-covered chickens to grizzly grouchy grandmas to the disgusting Twits, this marvellous collection has over 400 jokes, and includes Roald Dahl's very own, extremely silly 'Knock, knock' jokes - guaranteed to keep his fans amused for hours.

Illustrated throughout by the inimitable Quentin Blake.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141340555

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 September 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Illustration: Line drawings, black and white

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Quentin Blake
  • Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 96g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Roald Dahl (Author) Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER. Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration.

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