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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 07:48 PM
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Poll question: Best Roald Dahl movie, from novel or screenplay?
One of the great writers of children's books, though his books were complex enough for adults, as can be seen just by some of the movies made from them. Plus, he wrote more than children's books. I've left off his television work, just because it's my poll and I wanted to. :P
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 08:05 PM
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1. Roald Dahl's books were always my favorites
For reading to my younger son before bed. The grosser the better, such as "The Enormous Crocodile", and "The Twits".
Kids love the nastiness!
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 11:40 PM
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2. My daughter likes them
He's one of the few writers she'll read. Also, there have been some exceptional films made from his books, so I don't mind her watching the movies, as well.
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 11:45 PM
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3. The Twits! Absolutely my favorite kids' book ever! If I hadn't had kids,
I'd want to have some just so I could read that book to them.

Both of my boys went nuts over it.

Redstone
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-20-06 11:48 PM
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4. "36 Hours" with James Garner, Eva Marie-Saint from 1965 is from a story
by Roald Dahl. Pretty interesting plot. Rod Taylor is in it, too.
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