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# Children's Literature

This year

2023

Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language

Edits reportedly include removing the word ‘fat’ from every book.

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Feb 18th 2023, 5:10 PM

All time

8 memories and 3 little-known facts about Roald Dahl

There’s a general consensus at TheDailyEdge.ie that The Twits were bloody terrifying.

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Nov 4th 2012, 11:00 AM

Dick King-Smith, creator of ‘Babe’, dies at 88

The children’s author, best known for writing the books that spawned the Babe films, passes away at home.

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Jan 5th 2011, 6:47 PM