James and the Giant Peach
Book review
Done by Masa Arar 10GA
James and the Giant Peach is a much-loved children’s book
written by the world-renowned Welsh author Roald Dahl. First
published in the US in 1961 and the UK in 1967, the book’s rich
imagery and amusing characters have made it a firm favorite of
both children and parents for over 50 years.
When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible
rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts,
Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the
saddest and loneliest boy you could find". Then one day, a
wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic
crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James
accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree,
he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach
grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James
climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable
aunts to a whole new life…
Roald Dahl wrote many excellent children’s books and James and
the Giant Peach is up there amongst his very best. This brilliant
and hugely popular story of James’s journey to New York
alongside his insect friends is a joy for children to read and a
delight for parents to read from. The book’s humor is always
warm and the story is always engaging, providing a multitude of
memorable moments.
When Dahl made up James and the Giant Peach as a bedtime
story for his daughters Olivia and Tessa, little could he have
known that half a century later millions of parents would have
read exactly the same story to their own children. A book that fully
deserves the accolade of children’s classic.
Done by Masa Arar 10GA
Information about Roald Dahl
Born: September 13, 1916
Llandaff, South Wales
Died: November 23, 1990
Oxford, England
A writer of both children's fiction and short stories for adults,
Roald Dahl is best known as the author of the 1964 children's
book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (he also wrote the script
for the 1971 movie version). Dahl has been described as a master
of story construction with a remarkable ability to weave a tale.
My overall review
James And The Giant Peach is a classic novel written by Roald
Dahl. It's a very creative and interesting book. But some language
in it is inappropriate. Even though, I think that it is a very good
book. I liked the part when James and the bugs tried to escape
angry "cloud-men", tall wispy creatures who control weather, it
was suspenseful. overall I really liked it.
Done by Masa Arar 10GA