Billy and the Minpins

Roald Dahl’s final brilliant story: danger, magic and wild imagination! Tiny matchstick-size people vs evil giants. Can Billy save the day? Billy’s mum has a lot of rules. Rule #1: he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So one day, that’s exactly what he does! Billy doesn’t meet a monster. Instead, he meets the Minpins: tree-dwelling folk who are hardly bigger than matchsticks. But there really is a monster in the forest – the terrible, galloping GRUNCHER! Can Billy stop this hideous beast before it gobbles all the Minpins up?

  • The very last story by master storyteller Roald Dahl
  • Now with new colour illustrations by Quentin Blake
  • All the imagination and quirky wit of Dahl at his best
  • An essential to complete your Roald Dahl collection

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    Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl is probably the best loved children’s author ever, creator of iconic characters like Matilda, Willy Wonka and the BFG!

    Awards

    Roald Dahl has won many awards for his books including the Whitbread Award for The Witches in 1983, the Smarties Award in 1990 for Esio Trot and the Blue Peter prize for Matilda in 2000. In 2008 the Roald Dahl estate launched an award in his name – the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

  • Awards

    Quentin Blake was awarded the 2012 Eleanor Farjeon prize for services to children’s literature.

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