Woods in the Books Blog — roald dahl 100

We threw a splendiferous birthday party for Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday at Books Ahoy! on 12 September. Dream Jars, Costumes, and Roald Dahl quizzes! So many enthusiastic fans turned out for the party in style! From Willy Wonkas to Oompa Loompas, BFGs to Sophies and Matildas, choosing the winners for Best Costume was super tough! Our Roald Dahl activity corner hopped with artists drawing the things in Mr Twit's Beard and word search enthusiasts looking for the ingredients for George's Marvellous Medicine. Choosing the winners for our contests was so hard that we couldn't pick just one winner! To all the winners of the...

The deadline for The BFG Dream Jar Contest is coming up soon! Remember to drop off your Dream jars at Woods in the Books or Books Ahoy! before 11 September. The bookshop elves have been hard at work making their own Dream Jars. This is our step-by-step guide to making a Dream Jar. Step 1: Design a dream! Step 2: And pop it into a jar! (with lots of yummy leaves to eat) Step 3: Listen to all the dream's buzzing-humming noises. Step 4: Write them all down on your label and attach it to your jar.  Voila! A Very Hungry Dream...