The witches

Author: Rold Dhal

 Information on the Book
The genres of the book are:
- Children’s literature
- Fiction
- Dark Fantasy
The characters are:
- Narrator (seven year-old boy)
- Grandmamma
- Grand High Witch
- The Witches
- Witch with Snake
- Bruno Jenkins
- Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins
- The Chambermaid
- Mr. Stringer
- The Waiter William
 Information on the Title
Why did Rold Dhal choose the title "The
Witches”?
- In Norway, where he spent his summers with
his family, Dahl heard bedtime stories of
witches and magic those tales inspired him to
write a book about a boy whose Norwegian
grandmother (partially based on the author's
mother) helps him contend with English witches
who dislike children.
 Information on the Author
Roald Dahl was a British
novelist, short-story writer,
poet, screenwriter, and fighter
pilot. His books have sold more
than 250 million copies
worldwide. Roald Dahl was born
in Wales to affluent Norwegian
immigrant parents, and spent most of his life in England.
Information on the Author
Born 13 September 1916 Llandaff,
Cardiff, Wales
Died 23 November 1990 (aged 74)
Oxford, England
Occupation Novelist, poet, screenwriter and
Fighter pilot
Education The Cathedral School, Llandaff St
Peter's School, Weston-
super-MareRepton School

Notable works •Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

•Fantastic Mr. Fox
•The Twits
•The Witches
 Summary of the plot
While staying at a hotel in
England with his grandmother,
Helga, young Luke inadvertently
spies on a convention of witches.
The Grand High Witch reveals a
plan to turn all children into mice
through a magical formula. When they find that Luke
has overheard, the witches test the formula on him.
Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager,
Mr. Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against
the witches.
 Characters
The Narrator: Our nameless seven year-old narrator certainly
makes a name for himself
Grandmamma: An 86-year-old chubby Norwegian lady with a
walking stick who smokes cigars.
The Grand High Witch: Give this lady a bike and a theme song,
also the villain on the story.
Bruno Jenkins: Bruno Jenkins is the dictionary definition of an
oaf. He's big and greedy.
The Doctor, The Nurse, and Mrs Spring: These three helpful
characters take care of Grandmamma when she's sick with
pneumonia.
William (The Waiter): There's nothing too special about William,
the waiter. He seems to be a nice guy.
 Review of the Book
I liked The Witches, it was very exciting and you never
know what was going to happen next. I also liked it
because it was very funny. This book is probably one of
the best books I've ever read! There were lots of
characters in The Witches, some of them were nice, and
some of them were not. The two main characters are the
narrator and the Grand Witch, the Grand Witch wasn’t
very nice at all. If I needed to give the book a score I
would give it 10/10 because I can't say one thing that is
wrong about that book. First, I really liked the book! Some
people might not but if they did they would see that the
book was really good and lively! So definitely it gets a
10/10, no doubt.
Thank
you