Several children's books feature the giraffe, including David A. Ufer's The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights, Giles Andreae's Giraffes Can't Dance and Roald Dahl's The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.

Those aspirations are remembered in science fiction such as Arthur C. Clarke's A Fall of Moondust and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Joanna Russ's 1968 novel Picnic on Paradise, and Larry Niven's Known Space stories.

Roald Dahl's story The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is about a rich bachelor who finds an essay written by someone who learnt to " see " playing cards from the reverse side.

DeVito and Perlman also starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel.

The approach served him well at times, especially in The War of the Roses, a commercial and critical success, as well as Matilda, where it matched the style of Roald Dahl's story of a young girl and a strict teacher ; however, his last two films, Death to Smoochy and Duplex, have not been as financially successful.

He also produced a series of stories based on the Our Gang film series, provided covers for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, illustrated the aforementioned adaptations of two Disney animated features, drew stories featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy and Uncle Wiggily, wrote and drew a lengthy series of comic books promoting a bread company and featuring a character called " Peter Wheat ", and did a series of pantomime ( i. e. without dialogue ) two-page stories featuring Roald Dahl's Gremlins for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories # 34 – 41.

In Roald Dahl's novel Matilda, Ms. Trunchbull makes a habit of tormenting the schoolchildren so outrageously that one character remarks that she may be doing this in order that any children to report their mistreatment would not be believed.

Mendes will direct a new stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Among the most famous episodes remains writer Roald Dahl's " Man from the South " ( 1960 ) starring Steve McQueen and Peter Lorre, in which a man bets his finger that he can start his lighter ten times in a row.

With Roald Dahl's book and Walt Disney's proposed film being the inspiration, this short has been one of the early Gremlin stories shown to cinema audiences in which multiple gremlins featured.

Other major radio dramatisations by Sibley include: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress ; Tolkien's Tales from the Perilous Realm ; Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World ; Lucy M. Boston's The Children of Green Knowe, Laurens van der Post's The Night of the New Moon, J.

It was also later adapted for Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected.

In Roald Dahl's novel, " Matilda ", the lead character is portrayed having exceptional mathematical skills as she computes her dad's profit without the need for paper computations.

* James Henry Trotter, title character of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach

In Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes one of the recipes is based on that cake.

The plot is an extended reference to an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, itself adapted from Roald Dahl's " Man from the South ".

In Roald Dahl's book The Minpins, one of the main characters is warned by his mother not to go in a forest because Whangdoodles live there.

In Roald Dahl's The Witches, the barghest is described as always being male.

Roald Dahl's story was originally published in the Saturday Evening Post, and later as " The Mildenhall Treasure " in his short story collection The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More.

Particularly popular are his audio book ( originally radio ) recordings of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the narration of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

Willy Wonka is a major character of Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the film adaptations that followed.

Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn wanted Tom Shadyac to direct Jim Carrey as Willy Wonka, believing the duo could make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory relevant to mainstream audiences, but Roald Dahl's widow Liccy Dahl opposed this.

In Matilda ( 1996 ), a feature based on Roald Dahl's children's fantasy, she played the role of Miss Honey, the grade one teacher of the title character.

He has made many guest appearances in British television series for ITV, including in Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, and ITC's The Persuaders!

* Mr. Wormwood, a fictional character in the British book Matilda, by Roald Dahl, and lead character in the film based on the book

Named after Veruca Salt, the spoiled rich girl from the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post ( guitar / vocals ) and Nina Gordon ( guitar / vocals ).

The BFG ( short for " Big Friendly Giant ") is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1982.

* The BFG ( Big Friendly Giant ), a children's book by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl.

Roald Dahl began work on a third book, to be titled " Charlie in the White House ", but only managed to complete the first chapter before his death.

The term " gremlins " also entered popular culture as children's author Roald Dahl published a book called The Gremlins in 1943, based on the mischievous creatures.

The Witches is a children's book by Roald Dahl, first published in London in 1983 by Jonathan Cape.

The book has been adapted into a film by director Nicolas Roeg starring Anjelica Huston and Rowan Atkinson, released in 1990 ( the year both Roald Dahl and Jim Henson died ) and distributed by Warner Bros. the film the boy is named Lucas ( but mainly called " Luke ") Eveshim, the grandmother Helga Eveshim, and The Grand High Witch Evangeline Ernst.

* Kiss Kiss ( book ), a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl

* Boy ( book ), a 1984 autobiography by Roald Dahl

Boy: Tales of Childhood ( 1984 ) is the first autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl.

The Everlasting Gobstoppers, sold under Nestlé's Willy Wonka Candy Company brand, were first introduced in 1976 by Breaker Confections, and are named after the Everlasting Gobstoppers in Roald Dahl's children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( and the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, which was based on the book ).

The novel stars Uncle Oswald, a character who previously appeared in " The Visitor " and " Bitch ", two short stories also written by Roald Dahl ( and which can be both found in the book Switch Bitch ).

The Twits is a humorous children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.

* Certain things within the book, such as Mr Twit's beard, " Wormy Spaghetti " and bird pie, appear within Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes.

George's Marvellous Medicine ( or " George's Marvelous Medicine " in the US print-runs ) is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1981.

I would recommend this book, as well as any others written by Roald Dahl.

The Giraffe the Pelly and Me is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.