{"product_id":"the-witches-roald-dahl","title":"The Witches by Roald Dahl-  Ages 7+","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne child a week is fifty-two a year.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSquish them and squiggle them and make them disappear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBEWARE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are witches EVERYWHERE. Witches could be a cashier in a supermarket, a woman driving a fancy car, or even your own \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eteacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe only thing a witch cares about is squelching children. She hunts and squelches as many children as she possibly can. At least one a week.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Grand High Witch\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehates children most of all and plans to make every single one of YOU disappear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnly one boy and his grandmother can stop her. But if their plan fails, t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003csmall data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehe Grand High Witch will frizzle them like fritters, and then what will happen?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSoon to be a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMAJOR MOTION PICTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eANNE HATHAWAY, OCTAVIA SPENCER, STANLEY TUCCI and CHRIS ROCK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, coming in October 2020.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he turned down the idea of university in favour of a job that would take him to \"a wonderful faraway place.\" In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939, he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eQuentin Blake\u003c\/strong\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003ePatrick\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1968 and was followed by classics such as \u003ci\u003eMister Magnolia\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e All Join In\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClown\u003c\/i\u003e. He is best known for illustrating Roald Dahl’s books. A patron of the Association of Illustrators, he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1980 and the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, and was the inaugural British Children’s Laureate from 1999 to 2001.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eAuthor: Roald Dahl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eIllustrator: Quentin Blake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eProduct dimensions: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e224 pages, 7.76 X 5.07 X 0.86 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublished: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeptember 13, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenguin Uk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended for ages 7-9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39813989695644,"sku":"9780241578179","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/products\/9780241578179.jpg?v=1679673328","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/the-witches-roald-dahl","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}