It's Roald Dahl Day on 13th September, so why not read some of his books and have some fun with these activities.
This month's news crew are Ben, Chloe, Connor, Holly, Jade, Josh, Lauren, Maisie, Nathan and Virgilsia.
They are all from Ings Resource Centre After School Club, and they all love Roald Dahl.
They found out he was born in 1916, and went to a school that was near the Cadbury factory and the school children were often asked to test new types of chocolate bars. When he was 23 he joined the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) and flew planes in the war. He crashed and was hurt. He got married and had children. He was a great storyteller and would tell stories to his children. James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were two of his favourites but he wrote lots and lots of books. He died in 1990.
You can become a 'twit' by joining the Roald Dahl Club on his website. It is free and open to anyone under the age of 13.
www.roalddahl.com
Which book do you like best?
Here are some of our favourite Roald Dahl books:
The BFG
Matilda
The Twits
James and the Giant Peach
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me.
The Magic Finger
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Your Lucky Number
Write down your favourite book character from one of Roald Dahl's books, then your first name. Take the first letter of your name and add to the end of the book characters name. Count the number of letters in this word. This is your lucky number.
Competition
How many words you can make for the word 'CHOCOLATE FACTORY'. Send your A4 entries marked 'CHOCOLATE FACTORY' to, FREEPOST Hull Children's Fund, Municipal Buildings, Trippett Street, Hull HU2 8AA. Please put your name, address, age and telephone number on the back. The closing date is Friday 25th September, 2009. The winning entry/ies will receive a prize.
