2. Every year, on the 13th September, Roald Dahl’s birthday is celebrated through Roald Dahl Day.
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Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl!

3. If his date of birth is 13th September 1916, how old would he have been on his birthday this year if he was still alive?
100 years old!
Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl!

4. How many books did Roald Dahl write?
Why do you think Roald Dahl books are so popular?
How many children’s books did Roald Dahl write?
Answer: Roald Dahl published 17 children’s books, 2 rhyme books, plus 2 autobiographies, 2 adult books, 51 adult short stories and more.
Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl!

5. Which of Roald Dahl’s books for children do you think is the most popular of all time?
Which of his books do you think is the most popular? Why?

7. Top 10 Fiction Books for Children
1   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
2          Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
3          Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
4          Matilda by Roald Dahl
5          The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
6          The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis
7          The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
8          We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
9          Dogger by Shirley Hughes
10        Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

8. Can you guess how many years ago Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was written?
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9. The story is so popular that it has been adapted for an on-stage musical and two films.
Students may comment on the fact that Roald Dahl used an ordinary character as his hero and that he was rewarded for his good behaviour and attitude. They may comment on the fantastical nature of Willy Wonka and the magical charm of the chocolate factory.
Why do you think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is still so special?
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10. How do you feel when you visit somewhere new for the first time?
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You could ask a few students for adjectives eg scared, excited, nervous, thrilled.
How do you feel when you visit somewhere new for the first time?
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12. Thumbs up, thumbs down!
Watch the following clip from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Put your thumbs up for sweets you would like to eat and thumbs down for sweets you wouldn’t like to eat!
Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl!

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