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Roald Dahl Books

Try to name all the children's stories written by Roald Dahl.
Not including adult stories or poetry
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First submittedFebruary 28, 2012
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Year
Story
1943
The Gremlins
1961
James and the Giant Peach
1964
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1966
The Magic Finger
1970
Fantastic Mr. Fox
1972
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
1975
Danny, the Champion of the World
1978
The Enormous Crocodile
1980
The Twits
Year
Story
1981
George's Marvellous Medicine
1982
The BFG
1983
The Witches
1985
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
1988
Matilda
1989
Esio Trot
1991
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
1991
The Minpins
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60 Comments
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Level 19
Apr 1, 2012
i loved The BFG and Matilda and The Witches growing up! They were three of my favorite!
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Level 40
Jan 3, 2023
I also love The Witches
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Level 47
Apr 1, 2012
Matilda remains one of my favorite books.
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Level 14
Apr 1, 2012
If any of yoou have not read most of these, please do. It's the best thing before Harry Potter.
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Level 79
Apr 8, 2013
also during and after Harry Potter
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Level 44
Jun 14, 2014
Oh Yeah.
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Level 82
Nov 14, 2015
Roald Dahl's books are far more disturbing than Harry Potter though.
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Level 65
Oct 22, 2023
That's why they're good.
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Level 25
Jan 18, 2021
Yes definitely!
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Level 20
Apr 4, 2012
@FoxtrotPeculiar, Boy is an autobiography, not a childrens' story.
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Level 20
Mar 21, 2014
But it is for children.
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Level 19
Jun 29, 2012
fantastic mr fox made my childhood <3
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Level 79
Jan 28, 2013
Much more fun than the Harry Potter books quiz since these books don't suck. Disappointingly, I did much better on the Harry Potter one.. :( I can't believe I missed Matilda.. probably my 2nd favorite Dahl book... but more disappointing still is the failure to include Boy, which was my favorite. Maybe it doesn't count as a "children's story," but I read it as a child and loved it.
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Level 44
Jun 14, 2014
HaHA!
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Level 72
Sep 28, 2019
It's not really a story.
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Level 79
Sep 28, 2019
huh? this was the first definition I found online: "an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment." ... how is Boy not a story?
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Level 72
Feb 22, 2020
I would think of an autobiography more as a collection of stories. And it isn't fiction, though some aspects are probably fictionalised. It also isn't a novel. But I suppose you could argue it was a story.
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Level 72
Feb 22, 2020
I think my favourite is probably Danny, the Champion of the World.
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Level 92
Aug 1, 2021
Mine too! wow!
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Level 19
Jun 28, 2013
what about boy and going solo
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Level 67
Jul 31, 2013
Arghhhhh!!! I can't believe that I missed Esio Trot, the Giant Peach, and the Twits. I read all of those two.
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Level 54
Jul 10, 2022
*three
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Level 62
Jan 19, 2014
I guesses so many books by Roald Dahl that weren't on this quiz and then I ran out of time before I could guess them all. Books like The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Hitchhiker
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Level 79
Sep 28, 2019
I read Henry Sugar as a child, too
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Level 78
Apr 28, 2020
I liked the Henry Sugar one a lot.
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Level 71
Aug 21, 2025
I watched the recent Roald Dahl movie about Henry Sugar, never read it.
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Level 86
Mar 23, 2025
Also thought Henry Sugar was a children's story -- which is what's so great about Dahl: it wasn't so obvious he was writing down to kids.
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Level 40
Mar 21, 2014
Wow, I thought I knew Roald Dahl better than this. This was pretty awesome - though don't forget his two volume autobiography!
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Level 76
Jun 14, 2014
Why only childrens' books? He wrote general books too.
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Level 55
Jan 27, 2015
You should accept the Giant Peach for James and the Giant Peach. I would've gotten 100% if it weren't for that book! But good quiz, even though I guess Boy wasn't included.
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Level 35
Mar 19, 2022
It isn’t called giant peach though, haha
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Level 13
Feb 23, 2015
Missed these three

The Minpins

The Gremlins

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke

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Level 67
May 1, 2015
George's marvelous medicine is one of my favourite children's books
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Level 56
May 25, 2015
Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Creatures could have been on the list - otherwise loved it!
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Level 70
Mar 17, 2016
Georges Marvelous Medicine is my favourite
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Level 71
Aug 6, 2016
Thanks. A fun quiz, that brought back memories of enjoying many of these when I was younger.
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Level 67
Jan 10, 2018
I love Matilda and James and the Giant Peach! Two of my favorite stories growing up.
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Level 81
May 26, 2019
If the quiz title was Roald Dahl Children's Stories, that would reduce the number of comments asking for Boy and Going Solo to be included. Given the current title, I agree that Boy and Going Solo (autobiographical) should be on the list, as well as Revolting Rhymes (poems).
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Level 75
Sep 28, 2019
Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss
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Level 67
Sep 28, 2019
but this is about Roald Dahl?
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Level 24
Sep 28, 2019
1977 - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six Others

1982 - Revolting Recipes

1983 - DIrty Beasts

1986 - The Sleekit Mr. Tod

1988 - The Great Mouse Plot

1989 - Rhyme Stew

2001 - Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety (this is admittedly on the borderline as to whether it is a children's book or not - but it is generally found in children's departments at libraries and in book stores)

....and it is actually called Billy & The Minipins.

My mother worked in the children's department at the local library for a long while so I can remember the book covers.

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Level 50
Dec 11, 2021
Also what about Charlie and the White House

I know it wasn't finished but it is still a children's book that he wrote

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Level 84
Jan 23, 2024
The title + desecription together say it has to be a book that's a story, so if you go by that it discounts Henry Sugar (not one story), Revolting Recipes, and the Guide to Railway Safety (not stories). The caveat says no poetry which gets rid of Dirty Beasts and Rhyme Stew. It seems weird to include a translation (Sleekit Mr. Tod) as a separate book, maybe it should be a type-in. Which just leaves The Great Mouse Plot, which I hadn't heard of, but nothing says it can't be one short story so should either be included or caveated. (And a caveat to exclude collections wouldn't hurt for Henry Sugar)

P.S. Wiki says only the 2017 edition was renamed to Billy and the Minpins

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Level 55
Nov 8, 2024
The original book was simply called The Minpins and was republished in 2017 as Billy and the Minpins (I'll admit I had to Google the date of republishing).
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Level 28
Sep 29, 2019
If you have not read the minpins I HIGHLY recommend. I remember my teacher in primary school reading it to me about 13 years ago, very haunting but fun and a totally different art style from Quentin Blake too!
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Level 39
Aug 4, 2020
I think the Giraffe and the Pelly and Me was the first Roald Dahl book i read.😊❤
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Level 44
Oct 20, 2020
I've read all of them except the vicar of nibbleswicke and the gremlins
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Level 54
Jan 18, 2021
I think I must have the best grandmother in the world - she bought me all of Roald Dahl's books for my 10th birthday. Henry Sugar was the best one, in my opinion.
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Level 92
Feb 8, 2024
Hopefully your name isn't George. That would be problematic. oops
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Level 55
Nov 3, 2021
Its actually "Billy and the Minpins"
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Level 55
Nov 8, 2024
The original book was simply titled The Minpins.

It was republished in 2017 as Billy and the Minpins.

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Level 44
Feb 18, 2023
It's actually Billy and the Minpins.
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Level 55
Nov 8, 2024
The original book was simply titled The Minpins.

It was republished in 2017 as Billy and the Minpins.

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Level 56
Oct 16, 2023
giant peach?
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Level 95
Jul 1, 2024
Dahl is one of the darkest and most twisted children’s storytellers of all time. Puts Harry Potter in the shade. He never stopped seeing the world through children’s eyes, which is why his work connects so powerfully
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Level 63
Sep 24, 2024
Cardiff mentioned
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Level 79
Oct 4, 2024
This quiz could use an overhaul. Minpins full title is Billy and the Minpins and quiz wouldn't accept the correct answer. Also, where is Henry Sugar? Really enjoyed the quiz, but maybe it could be turned into something with clues regarding specific books.
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Level 55
Nov 8, 2024
The original book was simply titled The Minpins.

It was republished in 2017 as Billy and the Minpins.

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Level 42
Oct 6, 2024
I love George's Marvelous Medicine!!
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Level 64
Sep 13, 2025
Happy Roald Dahl Day, everyone! This should be featured every September 13th.