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    Wonka

    Author Roald Dahl
    Illustrated by Emily Jones
    Adapted by Sibéal Pounder
    Created by Simon Farnaby, Paul King
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    Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
    5.13"W x 7.69"H x 0.67"D  
    On sale Jun 09, 2026 | 320 Pages | 9798217042760
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 720L | Fountas & Pinnell S
    FOC Nov 20, 2023 | Catalog October 2023
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    Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .

    A #1 New York Times Bestseller!

    Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world.

    As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time.

    But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic—along with some help from a few friends—to fulfill his destiny.

    Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

    This delicious tale of dreams, friendship, and chocolate is based on the major motion picture Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder. This edition of Wonka features brand-new illustrations by Emily Jones.
    Roald Dahl (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 Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor 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 he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years. View titles by Roald Dahl
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    Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .

    A #1 New York Times Bestseller!

    Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world.

    As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time.

    But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic—along with some help from a few friends—to fulfill his destiny.

    Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

    This delicious tale of dreams, friendship, and chocolate is based on the major motion picture Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder. This edition of Wonka features brand-new illustrations by Emily Jones.

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    Roald Dahl (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 Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor 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 he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years. View titles by Roald Dahl
    Emily Jones View titles by Emily Jones

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