Charlie and the Chocolate Factory turns 50!

Original 1964 cover

The year 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic, Charlie and the  Chocolate Factory. The tale of a boy who wins a trip to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and overcomes all the yummy temptations inside has captured the imaginations of millions of children.

Since 1964, the book has touched several generations of children and their families. During that time, the renowned story has been adapted into two movies, a musical, a radio broadcast, and inspired a theme park and two video games.

Celebrate the anniversary by sharing Dahl's amazing story with a child who can experience it for the first time. If you've already read it, read it again! And then read the sequel! Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator picks up right where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, and continues Charlie's adventure with Willy Wonka. Come on in to find these and other great stories by Roald Dahl.

Fiction
The BFG
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Danny, the Champion of the World
Esio Trot
Fantastic Mr. Fox
James and the Giant Peach
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
George's Marvelous Medicine
The Magic Finger
Matilda
The Twits
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
Vile Verses

Biographies
Boy: Tales of Childhood
Going Solo
More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood

Did you know...
*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was inspired by Dahl's childhood dream of creating a chocolate bar for the Cadbury Company.
*Roald Dahl began to write a third book entitled Charlie in the White House, which was never completed.
*Roald Dahl Day is celebrated on September 13 in the United Kingdom.
*The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in the United Kingdom houses many of the original drafts of Dahl's books.