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A ‘creepy’ image of a child on the cover of Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has come under fire for being ‘inappropriately sexualised’. The girl, thought to depict ...
New editions of classic 20th century children’s books by British author Roald Dahl — such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda,” “The ...
A publisher has altered children's books by Roald Dahl – the author of several well-received children's books that were later made into hit movies, including "Matilda," "James and the Giant ...
A spokesperson for the Roald Dahl Story Company previously said of the changes in a statement, “When publishing new print runs of books written years ago, it’s not unusual to review the ...
Roald Dahl's estate and publisher has announced that they would re-release his children's books with both the original text and edited versions. × Skip to main content ...
How Roald Dahl feared posthumous changes to his work: Author said he 'hoped to God' editors would not alter his art after he died - and would wish an 'enormous crocodile to gobble them up' if they did ...
Roald Dahl in 1971. His children’s books have sold millions ... it’s not unusual to review the language used alongside updating other details including a book’s cover and page layout,” Mr ...
A spokesperson for the Roald Dahl Story Company said: “When publishing new print runs of books written years ago, it’s not unusual to review the language used alongside updating other details ...
Roald Dahl Publisher Bends to Controversy, Will Release “Classic” Version of Controversial Kids’ Books. After a week of heated debate over changes to the Dahl canon, children’s book ...
Roald Dahl’s children’s books are being republished with ‘hundreds of changes to the original text” in order to be less offensive to readers. According to The Telegraph, publisher Puffin ...
Roald Dahl’s books are being edited to remove “offensive” language. The Roald Dahl Story Company (owned by Netflix since 2021) and the publisher Puffin made the changes following a review ...
New editions of classic 20th century children's books by British author Roald Dahl — such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The Witches" and ...