'A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.'
The author of the month for September is Roald Dahl, a spy, an ace fighter pilot, a chocolate historian and a medical inventor besides being a timeless literary favourite who would have celebrated his 101st birthday this month.
To learn more about Roald Dahl, his life and his works as well as the opportunity to participate in creative reading activities, head to roalddahl.com/home
In the NOVA EMS libraries, the following titles by Roald Dahl are available.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
George's Marvellous Medicine
Danny the Champion of the World
The Witches
Going Solo
Fantastic Mr Fox
Matilda
The BFG
Boy: Tales of Childhood
Esio Trot
The Magic Finger
The Twits
The Enormous Crocodile
Revolting Rhymes
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Dirty Beasts
The Minpins
D is for Dahl
Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary
Specially For Roald Dahl Fans!
Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary From aardvark to zozimus, a real dictionary of everyday and extra-usual words! This is not an ordinary dictionary. After all, you wouldn't expect an "Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary" to be ordinary, would you? Lots of dictionaries tell you what an "alligator" is, or how to spell "balloon" but they won't explain the difference between a "ringbeller" and a "trogglehumper", or say why witches need "gruntles eggs" or suggest a word for the shape of a "Knid". This dictionary does all those things. All the words that Roald Dahl invented are here, like "biffsquiggled" and "whizzpopping" to remind you what means what, but that is not all. You'll also find out where words came from, rhyming words, synonyms and lots of alternative words for words that are overused. Oxford Children's Dictionaries are perfect for supporting literacy and learning and this is the world's first Roald Dahl Dictionary from the word experts at Oxford University Press. With real citations from Roald Dahl's children's books and illustrations by Quentin Blake, this is authoritative, engaging and accessible and will inspire and encourage young writers and readers. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28580791-oxford-roald-dahl-dictionary
D is for Dahl: A gloriumptious A-Z guide to the world of Roald Dahl Did you know that Roald Dahl loved chocolate, but never ate spaghetti? Or that he was a terrible speller? Or that he had four sisters? Well, you will now! This A to Z collection of facts, trivia, and zany details bring Roald Dahl and his memorable characters to life. It is a delicious book to dip into, full of amazing top secret facts about Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka, The BFG, Charlie Bucket, Matilda, and lots, losts, more!