Roald Dahl's Scrumptious and Delumptious Words

This book teaches children about foodie words to spice up their stories, including onomatopoeic words, slurpy synonyms, and character names. Illustrated with Quentin Blake's artwork, it is part of a four-book set to build children's confidence with language.

Format: Hardback
Length: 64 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Roald Dahl's stories are filled with delightful and peculiar words such as snozzcumbers, fizzy frobscottle, crabcrrruncher claws, and everlasting gobstoppers. However, have you noticed the other mouth-watering and revolting words hidden within his tales? Have you explored the art of incorporating foodie words to enhance your own stories? This captivating little book brings together a delightful mix of Roald Dahl's invented words and real culinary terms, offering valuable ideas and techniques to inspire young writers. Children will embark on a linguistic adventure, discovering onomatopoeic words like gobble and guzzle, slurpy synonyms, and the exciting process of blending words to create their own unique creations. Moreover, they will uncover the intriguing secrets hidden within character names like Verruca Salt and Aunt Sponge, which can reveal a wealth of information about their personalities and traits. Beautifully illustrated throughout with Quentin Blake's captivating artwork, this book is part of a four-book set that, through the magic of Roald Dahl's writing, will nurture children's confidence in language while fostering a sense of playful mischief.

Weight: 182g
Dimension: 156 x 156 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780192779199
Edition number: 1