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The first is the gleefully toothy grin of the main character, which brings to mind Roald Dahl's Crocky-Wock as drawn by Quentin Blake.

Prince Charming Among the Cyborgs Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011

While we've never had a teacher as evil as Miss Trunchbull in Roald Dahl's brilliant book, Matilda -- the one who locked children in a tiny room with spikes on the walls -- we've certainly had our share of scary teachers.

Holly Robinson: The First Rule Of Teaching: Do No Harm Holly Robinson 2010

From Tim Minchin's majestic take on Roald Dahl's Matilda to Danielle Ward's revenge musical Gutted, musicals are turning out to be a growth market for adventurous comics.

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Did you know that Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahl's book, "Fantastic Mr. Fox," features scenes of intense action and graphic violence.

An EXCLUSIVE Action-Packed Fight Scene From ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

Despite the fact that I followed K.O. Dahl's posts on Moments in Crime with interest, I missed the fact that one of my favourite authors, "Nicci French" (Nicci Gerrard and Sean French) was/were guest-blogging there all last week.

Writing Maxine 2009

Perhaps the best introduction to The Sad Tale, and to its fraternal heroes, are its own opening paragraphs (following a short and spurious preface), which remind me of nothing so much (and I mean this as high praise) as the gleefully nasty openings of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Twits:

November 2009 2009

I used to study the Rand McNally globe in my bedroom and imagine the journey my splendid letter took as it traveled from Dahl's estate in England all the way to his vacation resort in Spitsbergen, Norway.

Danny Miller: Celebrate World Read Aloud Day! Danny Miller 2011

Another highlight at Paul Foster will be a first edition of Roald Dahl's classic children's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (1964), the tale of Charlie Bucket, the luckiest boy in the world (price: £8,500).

June's Little Black Dress Margaret Studer 2011

I used to study the Rand McNally globe in my bedroom and imagine the journey my splendid letter took as it traveled from Dahl's estate in England all the way to his vacation resort in Spitsbergen, Norway.

Danny Miller: Celebrate World Read Aloud Day! Danny Miller 2011

And the publisher of Christine O'Donnell's memoir labeled the book a work of fiction ... y'know, like Roald Dahl's "The Witches."

HUFFPOST HILL - Rick Perry Campaign Failing To Uphold Candidate's Lofty Morals Eliot Nelson 2011