Fun facts about roald dahl
- Dahl didn't start writing for children until he had children of his own.
-He wrote all of his books with a pencil on yellow paper because he didn't know how to type.
-He absolutely loves chocolate but doesn't like chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream.
-He wrote all of the children's books in a small hut at the bottom of his garden. No one was allowed inside.
-Writing was never Dahl's best subject in school.
-Dahl is known for making up nonsense words in his books. In the book, The BFG, Dahl created 238 new words.
-Dahl wrote the script to the 1967's "You Only Live Twice," James Bond movie.
- Dahl hated Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 film. He felt there was too much emphasis on Wonka and not as much on Charlie.
-Dahl wrote regularly for Playboy magazine.
-Dahl is fluent in three languages: English, Norwegian, and Swahili.
- Dahl received a letter in 1971 from the real Willy Wonka. He didn't own a chocolate factory but was rather a mailman in Nebraska.
-Dahl is a rather tall man and towered over many people at a height of 6'5".
-When Dahl was younger he kept a diary. He would hide it at the top of a tree in his backyard so that his sisters would not be able to read his thoughts.
-He wrote all of his books with a pencil on yellow paper because he didn't know how to type.
-He absolutely loves chocolate but doesn't like chocolate cake or chocolate ice cream.
-He wrote all of the children's books in a small hut at the bottom of his garden. No one was allowed inside.
-Writing was never Dahl's best subject in school.
-Dahl is known for making up nonsense words in his books. In the book, The BFG, Dahl created 238 new words.
-Dahl wrote the script to the 1967's "You Only Live Twice," James Bond movie.
- Dahl hated Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 film. He felt there was too much emphasis on Wonka and not as much on Charlie.
-Dahl wrote regularly for Playboy magazine.
-Dahl is fluent in three languages: English, Norwegian, and Swahili.
- Dahl received a letter in 1971 from the real Willy Wonka. He didn't own a chocolate factory but was rather a mailman in Nebraska.
-Dahl is a rather tall man and towered over many people at a height of 6'5".
-When Dahl was younger he kept a diary. He would hide it at the top of a tree in his backyard so that his sisters would not be able to read his thoughts.
This is the hut that Dahl wrote all of his children's books in.