The Magic Finger. by Roald Dahl. illustrated by Quentin Blake. (1964). 63p. New York: Scholastic Press.
Awards and Honors: none
Review:
Roald Dahl's dark humor is on full display in The Magic Finger, a bizarre little story with an anti-hunting message. The Gregg family love to hunt, but the girl who lives next door to them thinks their sport is atrocious. When she tries to talk them out of it they just laugh at her. She finally becomes so mad that she puts the Magic Finger on them... After a particularly successful duck hunting excursion, the Greggs wake up one morning to find that they've been changed into ducks and now the tables are turned. Quentin Blake's wonderfully wry illustrations add to the humor in the book, which has a happy ending for the Greggs and for the little girl with the Magic Finger.
Roald Dahl's dark humor is on full display in The Magic Finger, a bizarre little story with an anti-hunting message. The Gregg family love to hunt, but the girl who lives next door to them thinks their sport is atrocious. When she tries to talk them out of it they just laugh at her. She finally becomes so mad that she puts the Magic Finger on them... After a particularly successful duck hunting excursion, the Greggs wake up one morning to find that they've been changed into ducks and now the tables are turned. Quentin Blake's wonderfully wry illustrations add to the humor in the book, which has a happy ending for the Greggs and for the little girl with the Magic Finger.
Opinion:
This is a smart and funny book written with typical Dahl wit.
Ideas:
This book would make a fine addition to a bibliography of humorous books for young readers.
Ideas:
This book would make a fine addition to a bibliography of humorous books for young readers.
No comments:
Post a Comment