Blake, Quentin

Matilda by Roald Dahl ( Book )
170 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in 28 languages and held by 4,275 libraries worldwide
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

The BFG by Roald Dahl ( Book )
96 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 3,984 libraries worldwide
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.

The witches by Roald Dahl ( Book )
109 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in 20 languages and held by 3,518 libraries worldwide
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.

The twits by Roald Dahl ( Book )
67 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 2,948 libraries worldwide
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

Great day for up by Seuss ( Book )
10 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in English and held by 2,862 libraries worldwide
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many meanings of "up."

Charlie and the chocolate factory by Roald Dahl ( Book )
133 editions published between 1964 and 2011 in 19 languages and held by 2,856 libraries worldwide
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.

The enormous crocodile by Roald Dahl ( Book )
69 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in 12 languages and held by 2,645 libraries worldwide
The enormous crocodile devises secret plans and a few clever tricks to secure his lunch only to have them foiled by his neighbors.

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl ( Book )
47 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 2,444 libraries worldwide
Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger. Mr. Hoppy keeps substituting ever-larger tortoises for Mrs. Silver's pet Alfie, in hopes of convincing her to marry him. Mr. Hoppy is smitten with Mrs. Silver, whose main concern is her tortoise. Mr. Hoppy's love for the flowers he grows on his balcony is exceeded only by his love for Mrs. Silver, the lady who lives in the apartment right below his. But because of Mr. Hoppy's shyness and Mrs. SIlver's preoccupation with her pet tortoise, his love remains unrequited, until he shares four "magic" words with Mrs. Silver.

George's marvelous medicine by Roald Dahl ( Book )
26 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 2,357 libraries worldwide
George decides that his grumpy, selfish old grandmother must be a witch and concocts some marvelous medicine to take care of her.

Roald Dahl's Revolting rhymes by Roald Dahl ( Book )
66 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 9 languages and held by 1,974 libraries worldwide
Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.