It was produced for the benefit of the Dyslexia Institute. The Vicar of Nibbleswick is evidently one of the last books that Dahl wrote, as it was first published in 1991 and Dahl died in 1990. This author has other similar books, but some are highly questionable.” Shows danger of gluttony, too much TV, and spoiling children by giving anything they want. In reviewing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dave Pratte in his Family Reading Booklist said, “Extremely imaginative story of a group of chldren’s adventures in a fantasy candy factory. And I recall seeing advertisements for the movie Mathilda based on still another Dahl book, but it never looked very interesting to me. We have also seen James and the Giant Peach, based on another Dahl book of that title, and I did read aloud to the boys the novelization of the movie (my opinion of novelizations of movies based on books is, “Why bother?” when you can read the original book! But having seen the movie, the boys wanted to get it out of the library). Willy Wonka, the latter of which may be a combination of the other two). We have seen the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory which is based on his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (there are two sequels: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. I had never read any of Dahl’s books before. Someone gave us a copy of The Vicar of Nibbleswicke by Roald Dahl many years ago. The Vicar of Nibblewsicke (published posthumously in 1991 by Random Century Group Ltd.). Reading level: Intended for ages 8-11, but I would not recommend it for anyone under 14įor more information e-mail Roald. Language level: 4 (some of what would be considered veiled obscenities and vulgarities) At school there's Miss Trunchbull, two hundred menacing pounds of kid-hating headmistress.Publisher: Penguin Group USA, reprinted in 1994 Who put superglue in Dad's hat? Was it really a ghost that made Mom tear out of the house? Matilda is a genius with idiot parentsand she's having a great time driving them crazy.

Matilda: For most kids, The Trunchbull is pure terror, but for Matilda, she's a sitting duck. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain terrible. The Magic Finger: To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. The new vicar of Nibbleswicke possesses a speech impediment that leads to holy hysteria in an otherwise quiet country paris. 40 pages Good+ PB light reading wear top edge end page spot o/w good clean/tight condition.

The vicar of nibbleswicke by roald dahl