by Roald Dahl · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141322643
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«The Witches» is Roald Dahl's children's fantasy novel, published by Penguin Books in paperback (224 pages, in English).
A boy who has just been orphaned goes to live with his Norwegian grandmother, who teaches him to recognize real witches: beings who hate children and plan to turn them all into mice. When the protagonist witnesses a witches' convention, he and his grandmother try to foil their plans using wit and courage.
In 1983 it received the Whitbread Award in the children's novel category. The edition includes illustrations by Quentin Blake.
Recommended for child and young adult readers from about 8 years old, as well as for adults who want to rediscover a classic by Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. He has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".
