Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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4.6 • 831 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!
But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a sublime bit of casting, comedic actor Idle delivers an inspired rendition of Dahl's classic novel, available for the first time as an unabridged recording (an abridged Caedmon edition, read by Dahl, was released in the 1970s). Using expert timing and a seemingly strong familiarity with the material, Idle wrings every note of humor from the author's colorful behind-the-scenes look at Willy Wonka's world-famous chocolate factory. During the course of a factory tour (whose participants were determined by a contest), honest, humble Charlie Bucket beats out four bratty, selfish children to become the heir to Wonka's wonderland. Readers new to Dahl, as well as longstanding admirers of the book or even the feature film starring Gene Wilder, will not want to miss Idle's interpretation of Wonka's whirlwind energy and "high and flutey" voice. Ages 6-up.
Customer Reviews
Awesome!
Beautifully imagined!
This book was our friend for the last 1 month as I read to my son every night- 1 chapter a night.
Enjoyed it thoroughly!
Best childhood book
When I was in 2nd grade my class & I read a few oh his books & I instantly became in love with his style oh literature. I loved them so much after a month later of just reading a little passage of his books that my family bought his entire collection.
Dahl is one of the greatest authors who ever lived & I am happy now that his great works are now in iBooks!
I loved it!
I thought the book was very, very good. And I think anyone who reads it is going to love it. And it was also very funny!