The best Roald Dahl books even adults should read

Roald Dahl’s book have been adored by children and adults all over the world. Published in over 50 languages and adapted into numerous movies, Roald Dahl is on the most popular children’s author and also the top bestseller among the genre. UK also houses a Roald Dahl museum for the true fans. Here we list 10 of Roald Dahl’s most genius works that should be read by children and adults alike.
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The book follows five-year-old Matilda who loves to read and as a horrible family and a horrible headmistress. Matilda soon discovers that she’s blessed with certain abilities that can make her move things with her eyes. A tale of good versus evil, the stories of Matilda never gets boring in Dahl’s amazing and hilarious narrative.

Charlie’s venture into Willy Wonka’s great chocolate factory is a hilarious exploration of a young boy’s adventure with his grandpa, into a realm he believed he could never be allowed to enter. Charlie’s adventure also witnesses the greedy and foul-mouthed ones punished and the golden-hearted ones rewarded.
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The second book to the Charlie and Willy Wonka story accompanies Charlie on another funny and exciting adventure with Willy Wonka. This time they accidentally travel to outer space and just when they are about to land on a luxury space hotel, evil aliens appear with a hunger for humans.
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The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) is a delghtful tale of a giant with extremely large ears who blows dreams into children’s windows. Sophie, a kidnapped orphan, travels around with him on his ear and together they try to stop giants from eating children.
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One of the funniest books by Roald Dahl, The Witches follows the story of an orphaned boy sent to Norway to live with his grandmother, who warns him to be wary of witches. But on their way to England together, they come across a witch convention and encounter an enchanting adventure too funny to miss.
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The good ol’ Mr Fox is only looking out for his family of foxes. Farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean are the dim-witted baddies. In this battle of wits between farmer and "vermin", Mr Fox is tunnelling for food whilst the farmers are trying to dig him out.
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This surreal yet charming story follows a young boy whose parents were killed by an escaped rhinoceros. He lives with his two cruel aunts, who treat him so badly that he decides to live inside an enormous peach, befriends the magical bugs in his garden and flies away to escape from his evil aunts.
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A giraffe with an extending neck, a pelican with a bucket-sized beak, a dancing monkey, and a boy with big ideas form an unlikely alliance to create the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company. They land on their biggest job as they’re called upon to clan all 677 of the Duke of Hampshire's windows.
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Spell "Esio Trot" backwards and you get the word "tortoise", which is a clue enough to detect how funny and crazy this book is. It follows the story of Mr Hoppy's unrequited love for Mrs Silver, who lives downstairs and, in turn, only has eyes for her pet tortoise, Alfie.
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The Twits follows the bizarre tale of a couple who hate each others’ guts and live with pet monkeys that they abuse. This might sound seriously depressing, but Roald Dahl’s treatment of the story is sure to make everyone laugh out loud.
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