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Billy And The Minpins Paperback – 1 September 2018

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A brand-new edition, illustrated by Quentin Blake for the first time. Billy's mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So, one day, that's exactly what he does! There he meets the Minpins, tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks. They live in fear of the terrible, galloping Gruncher. Will it gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast?

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1 September 2018
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12.9 x 0.9 x 19.8 cm
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0141377526
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Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER.

Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration.

Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin UK (1 September 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141377526
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141377520
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 117 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 0.9 x 19.8 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India

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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.

His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG.

He died in November 1990.

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Munish Kaushal

Interesting book!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 August 2022

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The book “Billy and the Minpins” seems like a very interesting book, haven’t read it yet but looks great! The delivery was before time which was nice and the packaging was good too. There were no faults in the book (scratches, rips, etc.) So overall I’d recommend this book!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 17 April 2022

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I’m eight years old and I have just finished the book. The book was lovely and the starting is very, very thrilling. I found this book very interesting. It is super.

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Shekhar Sinha

Father of imagineering

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Roald Dahl is father of imagineering. Eveey time i read a book written by him the author in me awakens from the deep slumber. The following lines from him will remain in my mind until my last breath....And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 24 September 2021

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My daughter liked it

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Chintan

Immersive and lucid story book for children.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 April 2021

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Roald Dahl is always loved by children.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 1 August 2021

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A very good book for children by Roald Dahl.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 3 December 2020

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The book was just awesome . I like to read the books of Roald Dahl and I think that this is the best one ive ever read. Just hats off to Roald Dahl

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Good book for 8-9 year old kids. My child loved it

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Mr. S. E. Johnson

Read this and believe in magic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 July 2021

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The fact that I have read this book at all is down to my nephew and niece (aged 8 and 6) who have recently got into Roald Dahl and been given a box set. And I was amazed to find that the set included Billy and the Minpins, which I had somehow missed when it was originally published (as 'The Minpins') in 1991. This is most likely because I had just turned 13 and discovered Agatha Christie for the first time.

I was sorry to have missed out. Because Billy and the Minpins tells the delightful tale of how Little Billy succumbs to temptation, escapes the clutches of his over-protective mother, enters the forbidden - and compelling for that very reason - Forest of Sin and finds himself in a whole new magical world. It's very short, and an easy read, yet I can honestly say that I loved every single page. And not just because of Quentin Blake's wonderful illustrations (though they help too)!

The problem I had with this book might have more to do with the fact that I'm grown-up and cynical. But unlike just about all of Dahl's other offerings, it didn't feel entirely original. The idea of miniature people living in trees borrows heavily from Mary Norton and Enid Blyton, and the names of many of the monstrous creatures - whangdoodles, hornswogglers, snozzwanglers and vermicious knids - are lifted straight out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

I doubt that Dahl's target audience of young children could care less about any of this. But I note that this was the last children's book he wrote, and that it was published shortly after his death in 1990. And I can't help but wonder if this was an early draft, which would have been re-written and perhaps made longer, but which was published before Dahl would have considered it finished. If this is the case, it's a real pity that Dahl died when he did, because this book could perhaps have been so much more.

What we have, though, is good enough. And of course, it ends with one of the most inspirational quotes that I can remember seeing in a children's book: "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it".

Read this book and even if, like me, you're a grumpy old man, I defy you not to want to believe.

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Yi-Peng

Blake's sprightly yet restrained new take on Dahl's Minpins

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 September 2017

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This new edition of The Minpins was published to mark the 40th anniversary of the Dahl & Blake collaboration, which began with The Enormous Crocodile in 1978. In the years after Dahl's death, Quentin Blake reillustrated the books that were illustrated by others. This resulted in new illustrations for James, the two Charlie stories, The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr Fox and Danny the Champion of the World. Blake also illustrated a 2012 edition of Boy.

I know that the original Patrick Benson picture book illustrations for the Minpins are more suited to the atmosphere of the story and I know that the re-illustrated versions of the pre-1978 Dahl stories might be a mere cash grab by Dahl's estate and publishers. However, this new Minpins hardback is like a capstone to the Dahl & Blake collaboration. Initially I was surprised that Blake would want to attempt the story, but when I purchased my copy of the book, I felt relieved that he adapted his style well the demands of the story.

Blake's illustrations are in a different style from the Benson originals. The original Benson pictures were naturalistic and atmospheric. The colour illustrations in the earlier version are cross-hatched and allow scenes to play out on a broad canvas. In contrast, Blake is more sprightly and more close-up and his illustrations accompany the story at every step. Occasionally the vignettes don't place themselves within a context, but we can still have an idea of the scene even when viewing these drawings. I have to admit that sometimes the atmosphere in the Benson pictures obscures the actors in the story, and so it's hard to see Billy, the minpins and the birds when they are not brought into the foreground. Some people may think that Blake's style better fits the Dahl books of the early 1980s, but here Blake shows remarkable restraint in depicting Billy's adventures with the Minpins.

The book feels more grown-up than the picture book version, as the story is now divided into 10 chapters. As such, it has a bit more stature to it and can take its place alongside the three other novellas in Dahl's corpus.

Don't be afraid - this Blake Minpins hardback does more than justice to the story. It may be different from Benson's naturalistic picture book illustrations, but it has its own rewards to devotees of Dahl and Blake.

I think I might be keen to see Dahl's estate put out a colour edition of this Blake edition of the Minpins.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 29 June 2020

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Lovely story. Used it to generate a cross curricular sequence of learning. It resulted in some quality writing, art work, PSHE discussions and Forest School sessions.

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Amanda Craig

Will Roald Dahl ever not be popular?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 26 October 2017

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My daughter bought this with her birthday money, it was delivered quickly thanks to Prime and she was finished it within a few hours. She loved it and said she'd give it 5 stars. She loves Roald Dahl and this one didn't disappoint. Roald Dahl's books are timeless, I remember reading them when I was at school too.

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nat27272

Another beautiful and mesmerising Dahl story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 May 2018

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Another beautiful and mesmerising Dahl story. I read that the genesis of the book was Dahl telling his children that minpins lived in the garden, and giving them 'minpin food' (quail's eggs) for breakfast. This is a simple, well told and magical fairytale.

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