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Charlie and the chocolate factory, common sense media reviewers.

Classic morality tale is wildly entertaining.

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this book.

Spoiled, greedy children will get their just desse

Sweet, well-behaved Charlie possesses strength of

While citizens around the world frantically search

When Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Fa

Mr. Wonka's factory contains a room meant for crea

Parents need to know that Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book about five kids who win a chance to tour Willy Wonka's mysterious candy-making operation. It's a vividly told wild ride with amusing, cartoon-like sketches that will keep kids excited and laughing. Various…

Positive Messages

Spoiled, greedy children will get their just desserts, but dreams will come true for the honest and pure-hearted.

Positive Role Models

Sweet, well-behaved Charlie possesses strength of character that the other children lack. Born and raised in poverty, Charlie truly appreciates every gift life gives him, and he remains honest despite the temptation to betray his hero.

Violence & Scariness

While citizens around the world frantically search for golden tickets, a gangster robs a bank and uses the stolen money to buy a large amount of candy bars. Mike Teavee watches western movies in which cowboys shoot at each other. Wonka makes "exploding sweets for your enemies." Children who disobey Willy Wonka's rules are punished in ways that might be a little alarming but don't seem to cause any pain.

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Products & Purchases

When Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka chocolate bars and other candies only existed in the fictional world of this wonderful novel. Today, Wonka bars, Gobstoppers, and many other Wonka-branded candies are manufactured by Nestle.

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

Mr. Wonka's factory contains a room meant for creating what he refers to as Butterscotch and Buttergin, and when the Oompa Loompas drink those concoctions, they become "drunk as lords." Charlie stops into a shop that sells "everything, including sweets and cigars."

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Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Roald Dahl 's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book about five kids who win a chance to tour Willy Wonka's mysterious candy-making operation. It's a vividly told wild ride with amusing, cartoon-like sketches that will keep kids excited and laughing. Various forms of bad behavior are demonstrated, and are punished in ways that perfectly fit the crimes. Charlie lives a life of poverty that's portrayed as bleak and depressing, although the love between him and his family makes their day-to-day struggles more bearable. The book was adapted for a film titled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971, and made into a movie titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , starring Johnny Depp , in 2005. That same year, it was released as an audiobook read by Monty Python member Eric Idle , which is loads of fun.

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Offbeat fun, what's the story.

In Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, poor Charlie Bucket is practically starving. However, he is rich in love, living with his devoted parents and grandparents so old and sick they never get out of bed. Charlie is captivated by his Grandpa Joe's stories about Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory and his efforts to keep his amazing recipes from leaking to other candy-makers. Charlie is excited when Wonka holds a contest, placing a golden ticket in five chocolate bars; each person who finds a ticket will get to bring a special guest along and visit the factory, and receive a lifetime supply of sweets! Charlie is too poor to buy more than one candy bar a year, so when he wins a ticket, his whole family celebrates. Charlie visits the chocolate factory along with four bratty children: greedy Augustus Gloop, chewing gum addict Violet Beauregarde, spoiled Veruca Salt, and television-obsessed Mike Teavee. What lies in store for the children depends on how they behave on their tour.

Is It Any Good?

Rarely, if ever, has a morality tale been dressed up in such an entertaining story. Roald Dahl clearly has a point to make here, but never does the reader feel he is preaching; he's just reveling in giving spoiled kids their most perfectly just comeuppance. Dahl has peopled these pages with some highly memorable bad children, and readers everywhere love to laugh with glee at their crazy behavior -- and its consequences.

In the best fairy tale tradition, Dahl doesn't hide the fact that the world can be a grim and unfair place. Charlie's depressing life of poverty at the beginning of the novel reflects this bleak view, but Dahl also appeals to the strong sense of natural justice in children, and invites them to revel in a marvelously imagined world where people, both good and bad, get exactly what they deserve. It's also a place where a genius candy-maker invents "eatable marshmallow pillows," "hot ice cream for cold days," "fizzy lifting drinks" that make you float, and "rainbow drops" that let you "spit in six different colours." And, in the end, it's just the place for Charlie.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

Families can talk about the various children who win the right to tour the chocolate factory and how their flaws ultimately seal their fates.

What are your first impressions of Willy Wonka? Do you change your opinion about him over the course of the book?

Even though Charlie wasn't completely innocent, why was he chosen to run the factory in the end?

If you were given the opportunity to see your favorite candy maker's factory headquarters, how would you behave? Who would you take with you as your special guest?

Have you tried Wonka candies? Does reading this book make them more or less appealing to you?

Book Details

• Author : Roald Dahl
• Illustrator : Joseph Schindelman
• Genre : Fantasy
• Topics : Magic and Fantasy , Adventures , Great Boy Role Models
• Book type : Fiction
• Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication date : January 17, 1964
• Publisher's recommended age(s) : 9 - 12
• Number of pages : 176
• Available on : Paperback, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
• Last updated : November 15, 2019

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The Literary Edit

Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl

As with all Roald Dahl’s books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a quaint and charming tale with a strong moral undertone. The book tells the story of Charlie Bucket, a young boy who lives in a cramped house with his parents and both his paternal and maternal grandparents. The family is a poor one; the four grandparents share a bed and they all live on a diet of boiled potatoes and cabbage. The town in which they live is famous for the landmark chocolate factory, maker of tantalising treats a-plenty, and the tale was inspired by Dahl’s experience of chocolate companies during his school days.

When the owner, the elusive Willy Wonka, decides to invite five children inside the majestic gates of his chocolate factory, children far and wide are desperate to find one of the golden tickets hidden inside the wrappers of Wonka chocolate bars. And thus the winners are announced; Augustus Gloop – a greedy young boy who eats constantly, Veruca Salt – a horribly spoilt girl whose father buys her everything she asks for, Violet Beauregrade who chews gum all day and Mike Teavee, a boy whose favourite pastime is to watch TV.

With just one remaining Charlie can’t believe his luck when he finds a ticket; knowing that the life-time supply of chocolate he’ll be given at the factory will see an end to his family’s poverty. And so, the five children’s adventure begins as Willy Wonka leads them through his magical factory, with chocolate rivers, caramel lakes and a never-ending supply of the sweetest of treats. The day, however, doesn’t run smoothly as each of the children’s faults sees an early demise to their day. Augustus Gloop, consumed with greed starts drinking from the chocolate river and falls in; Violet Beauregrade tries some gum despite being warned of potential side effects and swells up like a blueberry, Veruca Salt attempts to steal a sorting squirrel and is thrown down the garbage chute and Mike Teavee is shrunken to six inches after trying to use the Television Chocolate Machine.

Consequently only Charlie remains and Wonka then makes an announcement; Charlie is to inherit the Chocolate Factory. And thus becomes apparent that the golden ticket really was the key to the door of happiness.

Darkly sarcastic and hugely entertaining, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory deals with themes of sin and temptation and sees a triumphant and moral conclusion that spells the end of a life of poverty for Charlie and his family.

About Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

About Roald Dahl

The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.

His fabulously popular children’s books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG.

He died in November 1990.

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2 comments on “Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl”

Excellent choice for one of the books to read for the challenge. But i would have recommended the Witches or the Twits over Charlie, Not that Charlie and the chocolate factory isn’t amazing, but The Witches and The Twits seem to be slightly lesser known, but are equal in their brilliance.

Saying that, almost every Roald Dahl books are unique and wonderful (Not to mention weird). For people who haven’t read many of his books, look-up lists like this one – Roald Dahl books list – for recommendations!

Hi Kelly, thanks for stopping by! I’m actually planning on reading either The Twits or Witches for my August book challenge so check back soon for my review 🙂

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Book Review: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the chocolate factory by roald dahl.

One of my favorite kid movies of all time is the musical  Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Once I read the book, though, I realized that the original title is much better. The story is about the same though, with poor-as-dirt Charlie Bucket dreaming of being one of the five lucky winners of a candy bar sweepstakes, the grand prize being a guided tour of the mysterious and magical Wonka Candy Works.

Along with Grandpa Joe, Charlie does get to tour the marvelous candy land, along with four obnoxious children and their over-indulgent parents, who are eliminated one-by-one as a result of their own character flaws. Each time this happens, the tiny orange Oompa Loompas deliver moralizing remarks about such evils as watching too much TV, chewing too much gum, overeating, and being a spoiled brat. Finally Charlie’s loyalty is tested… and when he passes the test, he wins the real grand prize that he never dared dream of!

Look out for the sequel,  Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator .

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Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

“as charlie finds the magic ticket and disappears into the world of dahl, you get to join in the adventure too.”, contains major spoilers.

Roald Dahls 1964 classic is as relevant for children and parents today as it was when it first came out.

The story follows Charlie Bucket, a poor boy who lives with his parents and all four grandparents in a small and broken down house outside of town. Charlie, like so many other children, loves candy, but can rarely afford the treats.

When the chocolatier Willy Wonka announces a world wide lottery, where he has placed 5 Golden Tickets in five chocolate bars, Charlie hardly even dreams of being a winner. And yet, the final Golden Ticket comes to Charlie in a pure miracle, when he finds a coin on the street and decides to buy a small chocolate bar for him self and give the change to his mother, so she can buy food for the family.

Now that we have met the children, lets take a look at their host and tourguide Willy Wonka. It is safe to say, that the man is mad, in an absolutely bonkers kind of way. But he is fun, friendly, inventive and a very successful businessman.

On his factory he has no human employees, but a whole army of small human like “Oompa Loompas”, who receive their payment in chocolate.

I will not review the tour of the factory, for the inventions of Roald Dahl and Willy Wonka are a ‘must read’, but I will have a look at the destiny that befalls the children. As the tour progresses and the wonders of the factory unfolds before them, their worst personality traits become their downfall. Augustus Gloop falls into a river of chocolate and is pumped up and out by the pipes, Veruca Salt (and her parents) are pushed down the garbage shoot by a group of nut cracking squirrels, Violet Beuregarde is turned into a juicy berry by chewing a prototype gum and Mike Tehveh gets televised and becomes toy sized.

Being the only child with no bad personality traits to overcome him, Willy Wonka announces that Charlie Bucket has won the competition and becomes the heir to the Chocolate Factory.

The morale of the story is clear: people get what they deserve. All children were warned by Willy Wonka before they met their misfortunes and their troubles could have been avoided, if they had listened to him done as they were told.

While Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt are brats with a strong lack of discipline in their lives, neither Violet Beuregarde nor Mike Tehveh are victims of bad parenting in the same way. They just have bad habits. The voice of reason in the story is actually Mike Tehveh, but whenever he points out, that Willy Wonka says something which is highly untrue, Willy Wonka is actually a bit rude and claims that Mike mumbles and can’t be heard. Rather than learning lessons and bettering their ways, all four children and their respective parents are merely punished. This is not new in good vs evil stories, for instance, in the classic fairytale Cinderella, the stepsisters both get their eyes ripped out by birds and the stepmother is forced to dance in burning hot metal shoes. There are no grey areas when a point needs to get across.

And the four unfortunate children all get to go home with a lifetime supply of chocolate by the end of the day. Thanks to Willy Wonkas inventions, they are all returned and almost to their natural state. Augustus has been sucked thin, Veruca and her parents are covered in garbage, Violet has a permanent skincolor of violet and Mike has been stretched to an elastic version of his former self.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is a fantastic story to read alone as a child (of all ages) or reading it out loud to ones children. It is funny, adventurous and has a morale despite the madness and overindulgence of sugar.

It is also noteworthy, that the book has been adapted into a movie twice. And in both versions, the filmmakers has added their own twists to the story, in order to make another point of morale.

In the 1971 version, Charlie is not as innocent as in the book, and ends up floating under the ceiling from an elevating soft drink. The drink is mentioned in the book, but in the film a point is made, that even Charlie the good child, can’t resist going against the rules.

In the 2005 version, a backstory is given to Willy Wonka, to explain some of his madness and his obsession over chocolate in the form of a father, who is a candy disapproving dentist. And where the book-Wonka invites the entire Bucket family to come live at the factory and help Charlie run it, the 2005 movie-Wonka wants Charlie to leave his family and move in with him. Charlie declines, as he would rather have his family than a billion dollar chocolate factory. In the end, they compromise and Charlie reunites Wonka with his father.

Both movies are brilliant and should also be seen of children of all ages. Regardless of how much Roald Dahl wanted children to read books rather than watch television… The poor man would role over in his grave if he knew how many channels are availble to Mike Tehveh now…

Biggest morale of the story? Parents should make sure, that children have quality over quantity!

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“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Review

This review was printed in the November 7, 1964 edition of The Saturday Review .

The factory is run by undersized pygmies called Oompa-Loompas (slaves of the machine?). One of their work songs is about a gum-chewer who came to a bad end. Just before this we meet “the great gum-chewing machine,” which produces a little flat stick of gum that is a three course meal. Let’s hope no machine ever makes one!

This is one of those books listed “for all ages,” which means families can read it aloud, and its humor is on two levels. The pictures are lively.

Book Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Everything in this room is edible. even i’m edible.

I reread Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl again. I liked it but there were some things very wrong with it.

Title & Author: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Genre: Fantasy, Classic Release Date: January 17 1964 Series: Charlie Bucket Publisher: Afred A. Knopf, Inc.

Synopsis Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

I give Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl four out of five hearts because I liked it and it teaches a good lesson. But I think the way the naughty children were taught their own lessons were pretty messed up.

Charlie is a cute boy, he learns a lot and gets a lot out of this story. But how did he ever survive on the same meals every day for years? Which is very strange.

Grandpa Joe is one of the Charlie’s grandparents, who live in the Bucket’s only bed, and once Charlie comes home with the golden ticket he gets out of the bed after spending years in it. How does the old man not have issues with his muscles and bones.

Overall the story is silly and funny, but also very dark. People starving because they are poor, people getting thrown into garbage pipes and other things. And the songs of the Oompa Loompas! They are great.

The Movie(s)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been turned into a movies twice already. In 1971 there was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory the name, which I still find very odd since the story is about Charlie and not Wonka. Gene Wilder played Willy Wonka and this is the version I grew up with and it was next to very disturbing, cute and inspiring. It was very good for its time and I still like watching it from time to time.

In 2005 Johnny Depp played Wonka, this one is brighter and a little bit less weird. I liked this one too, it is directed by Tim Burton (which I love), but it is not the general weirdness of Burton.

Both movies are worth watching if you are looking for something weird.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Book Review)

A decent book overshadowed by an excellent movie..

Published in 1964, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of many famous children’s novels written by author Roald Dahl. Quite frankly, I believe that this particular novel would not be nearly as famous as it is without the success of its 1971 film adaptation- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. 

I don’t mean to discourage anyone from reading this book- it certainly isn’t bad. But I also don’t want you to expect the book to be as good as the film- because the film is much, much better. 

This isn’t going to be a traditional book review- mainly because the movie version of the story is much more famous than the novel. First I will tell you who I think should read this book. Then we will go over the book itself, talking about what it does well, and also about which parts of the story the movie improved upon. Finally, I will give the book a rating. 

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Who Should Read This Book

I see this book being a fun read for two groups of people- children who love to read, and people who love the film version(s) of the story. 

As for children, I think that kids that love to read will enjoy it. It’s a mostly fun, breezy story with some good imagery. I don’t think that the story will suck in children who don’t love to read, however. None of the characters in the book are particularly engaging. Willy Wonka has about 20% of the charisma in the novel that he displays in the 1971 film version. 

The story is fine, but there isn’t much of a plot. And most of the sense of danger/unease present in the film is lacking here. And the book kind of just ends- with a lot less agency on the protagonist's part. 

As for people who love the 1971 Willy Wonka movie, and probably the Johnny Depp version from 2005 (I haven’t seen it), you’ll have fun reading the book. You’ll enjoy the book simply because it’s fun to spot the differences between a book and a film that you love. Personally, I really enjoyed seeing how the 1971 movie enhanced and improved upon the original story. 

This point leads us into the next section. 

What the Book Did Well / Didn’t Do Well 

I want to reiterate here- this book isn’t bad. Not bad at all. 

It’s just that the 1971 movie adaptation is so, so much better. I will compare the book and film version to highlight what the book did, and did not, do well. 

The World / Imagery

The novel did a great job of world building and giving readers a sense of wonder as the novel explores different rooms in the chocolate factory. I’d like to stress that nearly every element of the chocolate factory in the 1971 film can be found in the book version of the story. The chocolate river, Everlasting Gobstoppers, Oompa-Loompas, and the Glass Elevator are all present in the book. The world of the chocolate factory, and the imagery therein, are by far the best parts of Dahl’s novel. 

The Characters

The characters in the novel are very flat. As stated above, Willy Wonka has much less personality than in the movie. And the other characters fare even worse. All of the parents have lost their scumbag charm that they have in the movies, only being given attention in the book when their child succumbs to their particular sin. Charlie is an incredibly flat character whose main personality traits are being poor and hungry. The only characters that have more personality in the book are the Oompa-Loompas. And they come across as being much more mean-spirited in the book than they are in the movies. Their songs in the book feel like grumpy finger-wagging, particularly their song about Mike Teavee and the sin of watching too much television. 

This is the weakest aspect of the novel. It has a similar structure to the 1971 film’s plot- the first third of the book follows Charlie and the search for the golden tickets, and the last two thirds of the book take place in the Chocolate Factory. But there isn’t really any tension in the book. There isn’t really a villain either- Slugworth is mentioned in a throwaway line in the book, not the villain he is seen as in the movie. Charlie and Grandpa Joe’s adventure with Fizzy Lifting Drinks is completely absent in the book, robbing a key moment from the characters and severely detracting from the book’s ending. In both the book and movie, Willy Wonka tells Charlie “YOU’VE WON!” But only in the movie does it actually feel like Charlie won anything. 

I’ll give the book a 6/10 for adults, and 7/10 for children. I enjoyed the book, but will never read it again. I would only recommend the book to children who are big readers and adults who love one of the film versions. 

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Book Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

5 life lessons from charlie and the chocolate factory.

 July 23, 2014   Stacy   Book Review ,  reviews   12

Five Life Lessons We Can Learn From Charlie

There’s No Room for Envy.   Although Charlie has every right to be jealous of all the other children around him according to modern-day standards, we don’t see him comparing himself to those more fortunate nor do we get the sense that he does so.  Charlie is a good, sweet, loving boy.  Jealousy would simply muck that up and makes a good person become all icky.  Instead, Charlie focuses on himself and his family.  That’s one lesson I keep reminding myself to live by, especially in the blogosphere when someone always has more ____ {stats, reviews, followers, clout and Klout, more, more, more}.  As long as I focus on myself then I don’t get caught up in the envy cycle.

Love One Another .  Charlie is the absolute delight of his family.  He shares his annual birthday chocolate and always spends evenings soaking up the stories from his grandparents.

But as soon as they heard the door opening, and heard Charlie’s voice saying “Good evening, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine and Grandpa George and Grandma Georgiana,” then all four of them would suddenly sit up, and their wrinkled old faces would light up with smiles of pleasure.   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Spend Quality Time With Family.   In this crazy busy world we get so caught up in it is way too easy to forget there are those in our lives who want and need our undivided attention.  Just as our children need a parent’s attention, parents also need attention from their children.  Although I am an adult with grown children of my own, I am reminded that I need to spend more time with my mom, just one-on-one.

Keep that Child’s Sense of Wonder.   Watching my grandson get so excited about holding a fuzzy caterpillar reminds me to see the joy and beauty with awe-like fascination.  Being a grown-up means bills, responsibility, bills, jobs, bills. . .did I mention bills?  It’s so easy to forget or lose that sense of wonder.  Spend time with a toddler in nature for an hour and you’ll get a sense of that awe once again.  Every week when I keep  The Little Monkey  I’m reminded.

Gratitude is a Most Beautiful Thing.   Charlie is grateful.  He cherishes the birthday chocolate he receives yet still tries to share with his family.  When Willy Wonka gives Charlie a bar of chocolate his gratitude is palpable.  Gratitude goes such a long way.  Look at Charlie – he was so grateful for one bar of chocolate that he ended up with a whole entire chocolate factory!

Have I missed any lessons Charlie taught us?

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This post was inspired by the classic  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl,  which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. To celebrate,  Penguin Young Readers Group , in partnership with  Dylan’s Candy Bar , the world-famous candy emporium, and  First Book , a nonprofit social enterprise that provides books for children from low-income families, is launching a year-long international celebration.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Review

Illustrated by Quentin Blake

I may have not found a Golden Ticket to a sweet factory filled with wonder and delicious chocolate, but I have found the next best thing and have just finished reading the delightful classic children’s story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl .

Charlie and the Chocolate is the first book of two in the Charlie Bucket series.

Charlie Bucket is a sweet and kind boy who lives in a house with his parents and both sets of grandparents. They are a very poor family, but a very loving one. As their house isn’t very big, all four grandparents sleep in one room and all in the same bed. With only one income, Mr Bucket works in the toothpaste factory screwing lids onto tubes of toothpaste, and with seven mouths to feed their meals consist of lots of cabbage – imagine the putrid smells that must come from that house! (I’m glad that this isn’t a scratch and sniff book!)

Charlie lives in a town where the world’s largest, and most famous, chocolate factory is, you all know what it is – Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Charlie craved chocolate but as his family couldn’t afford luxuries, he had chocolate once a year on his birthday.

Wonka’s Factory is a secretive place, no employees are ever seen going in … or out! So when Willy Wonka places an advert in the paper announcing that 5 Golden Tickets have been placed in random chocolate bars to be won by 5 lucky winners, Charlie is hoping that with his birthday approaching he will be one of the lucky winners. Unfortunately, he wasn’t that lucky. But his luck eventually changes, and he wins the last of the 5 Golden Tickets to visit the mysterious and magical chocolate factory of Willy Wonka. Along with four other children, Augustus Gloop – a glutton for chocolate, Veruca Salt – a spoiled and selfish brat, Violet Beauregarde – a repulsive gum-chewer and Mike Teavee – a television fiend, they embark on a whimsical adventure full of surprises, dangers, and wonders.

Overall, this is a fantastic story, full of imagination and humour. A story of a wonderous trip around a sweet factory with chocolate rivers, lakes and waterfalls, edible grass and trees, flowers and bushes. Then there is the factory staff, the happy singing and dancing Oompa-Loopas from Loompaland, and that’s just the beginning. As readers salivate as they read through the pages of delicious sounding sweets and treats it is also a story that teaches some very important lessons about greed, selfishness, kindness and everybody getting exactly what they deserve.

As it is a Dahl story, it is packed with his unique dark humour and Gobblefunk language that has some excellent words such as Hornswogglers, Snozzwanglers and Wangdoodles. His writing is witty, funny and very engaging.

The characters are great, a mixture of loveable and loathsome and of course the very colourful and eccentric Willy Wonka himself. Willy Wonka can be quite rude at times; he has no time for people with bad manners or bad behaviour.

The chapters are a good length for young readers, keeping their interest and enjoyment.

As usual, the book is illustrated by the wonderful Quentin Blake. The illustrations are charming and add to the fun of the story.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a fun fantasy story with some excellent messages around greed and selfishness as well as kindness. I can highly recommend this book to anyone who loves chocolate, fantasy, or just a good fun read. This is a book that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. At nearly 60 years old (it was first published in 1964), the fact that children are still enjoying the story today shows just how timeless and fun it is.

Rating: 5/5

RRP: £9.99 (Paperback) / £4.99 (Kindle)

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Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, opens his gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five lucky children. Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate delight await – Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and these delicious treats could all be his!

This is a great book though I didn’t like that four children got hurt.I recommend this to everyone who loves chocolate. It’s about a boy who gets a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

Further through the book it’s gets a bit sad and a bit funny! I like the book and I would recommend it to other people too

I really enjoy this book because the impossible is always possible especially for Charlie in this book. Charlie has shown kindness throughout this book, he is in love with chocolate but there is one thing that is more precious than his chocolate and that is his kindness. He always listens to adults and he is a good role model to me.

I loved this book. All the children were fun!

Great book.

Wonderful book. It taught me not to judge and make sure you use your manners. Great amount of laughter.

I liked Charlie because he was really nice and he didn’t do anything wrong and bad

This has to be one of my most favourite books. It is so good from start to finish.

My favourtie character was Wonka because he made the everlasting Globe stopper. I love chocolate thats why this book interest me.

It was very funny than the other ones I read

I liked this book

I loved it . It was funny when they turned violet into a blueberry!

Awesome story . Loved by all

My favourite character is Mr willy Wonka. I really do wish I could go to his factory. Definitely recommend this book for all to read

My favourite characters are Charlie and willy wonka. I would recommend this book for people who love chocolate and candy. It was very funny and had a happy ending.

I loved this book. I compared it to the film and I know that in the films they sometimes miss parts of the book out.

It was an amazing book. I liked Charlie, he is my favourite character because he is a good hero, he deserved to win and not go home. Willy Wonka's factory was my favourite bit because I love chocolate and all other sweets!

I thought it was amazing! I loved it! Charlie has got the best thing ever! It was a.... golden ticket!

I enjoyed this book because I like chocolate.

I thought this book was amazing

I liked Charlie because he has a tour of a chocolate factory. I would recommend it.

I didn’t really like when they go to space, it doesn’t make that much sense

I like this story because Charlie is feeling sad but then he gets a golden ticket and gets to be happy

Mr Wonka was my favourite because he was very crazy. It is a very funny book.

This book is amazing because it is very funny. I like the idea that Violet Beauregarde turned into a blueberry.

I liked the oopalopas

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Brilliant! A classic Dahl Novel with fun family and chocolate involved!

I think that Charlie and the Chocolate factory was a good book. I think that Charlie was very luck because he got a golden ticket. I read some of this book with an audio book and it was very good.

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1-Minute Short Summary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

After all these decades, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is still the golden ticket to a wild and wacky adventure that continues to thrill kids and adults like. Want a quick overview of the sweet-filled plot? Here’s a bite-sized tour of the story!

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Short Summary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , we meet young Charlie Bucket. He is the embodiment of childhood innocence and wonder, living in poverty with his family by the outskirts of a town dominated by the mysterious Wonka Chocolate Factory. When Willy Wonka, the enigmatic and eccentric chocolatier, announces that five Golden Tickets have been hidden in chocolate bars all over the world, it sets off a global frenzy. These tickets grant the winners a tour of the factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Against all odds, Charlie finds the last Golden Ticket. Joined by four other children, each with their own peculiarly bratty qualities, Charlie embarks on a fantastical tour led by Mr. Wonka himself. The factory is a marvel, brimming with wonders like the Chocolate Room with its edible landscape and the wacky Oompa-Loompas, the factory’s mischievous workers.

As the tour progresses, each of the children succumbs to their greed and impetuousness, facing comical yet cautionary mishaps – Augustus Gloop falls into the chocolate river, Violet Beauregarde turns into a blueberry, Veruca Salt is deemed a “bad nut” by squirrels, and Mike Teavee is miniaturized by a television transporter. Charlie, however, remains well-mannered and awestruck throughout.

The adventure culminates with Charlie being the last child standing, not due to any cunning or effort, but because of his inherent goodness. Willy Wonka reveals that the true prize is not just sweets, but the factory itself, which he bequeaths to Charlie. The story closes with Charlie and his family moving into the factory, ensuring a happy and prosperous future for the once-impoverished Buckets.

• The Virtue of Goodness: The stark contrast between Charlie’s kindness and the other children’s vices underlines the value of good behavior and morality.
• The Perils of Greed: Each child’s downfall is a direct result of their greed and gluttony, emphasizing the dangers of excess.
• Wealth and Poverty: The book examines the disparities between wealth and poverty, and the relative happiness that comes not from money, but from love and family.
• Imagination and Creativity: The factory represents the boundless potential of imagination and creativity, defying the mundane realities of life.
• Consequences of Parenting: The tale reflects on how parenting styles can shape a child’s behavior and future, for better or worse.

Book Trivia

• Inspiration from Experience: Roald Dahl was inspired by his school experiences where chocolate companies sent students new confections to test.
• Willy Wonka’s Predecessors: The character of Willy Wonka was influenced by tales of eccentric chocolate makers from Dahl’s childhood.
• The Golden Ticket Marketing: The concept of a ‘Golden Ticket’ has been used in countless marketing campaigns following the book’s popularity.
• Real-life Counterparts: Certain elements of the story, such as the glass elevator, were inspired by real-life technology and innovations of the time.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – review

T oo static, too visually blaring, too short on tunes, too mechanical, too unimaginative. I have not disliked a whopping show so much since Chitty Chitty Bang Bang . My recoil is no guide to commercial success. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has already extended its run until May.

It can be argued that I am not the intended audience. I am not a child. But few shows have an audience composed only of prepubescents, and no really good show seems to target one section of spectators. Within a minute of the lights going up on Charlie you reach for the M word. No doubt the creators of this gargantuan technological feat – director Sam Mendes, composer Marc Shaiman and adaptor David Greig – are not welcoming mentions of Matilda . Still, they chose to put on a Roald Dahl adaptation soon after the RSC's marvel, and they must put up with the comparison. They lose.

The fault lies partly in Dahl's book. Charlie is a far duller hero than super-bright, punchy Matilda. His distinguishing traits are being very poor and a goody-goody. There is no villain of the dimensions of Miss Trunchbull, only a group of offending children who are easily mashed up because Dahl wants to punish them for chewing gum or watching too much telly. Scratch a contrarian and you find a prig.

On the other hand, Charlie is more obviously visual than Matilda . It is not so much a story as a notion that yields a series of amazing special effects. When Charlie (his family so down on their luck that even the cabbage soup is running out) wins entrance to a sweet factory he is confronted by a series of sock-you-in-the-eye moments, and an entire confectionery landscape.

What designer Mark Thompson has created is impressive but never tempting or succulent. A slow graphic sequence based on Quentin Blake's illustrations makes the manufacture of chocolate look like a poo machine. When, far too late in the show, Willy Wonka and his factory appear, the enormous chocolate fountain glistens like a wet plait. The edible sweetmeat scenery has a fluorescent glare.

The show follows Dahl in giving television a good kicking, and trumpets the superiority of reading over goggling. One of the more ingenious moments involves the violent TV-addict child (Mike Teavee) being sucked into a telly and shrunk to Tom Thumb-size, emerging as a furious manikin who can be tucked into his mother's handbag. Sitting along the row from me, Neil Kinnock guffawed when it was explained that no one gets back to normal after being on the box.

It is also a neat touch to have the child horrors introduced on giant television screens. Charlie of course is too pure – and poor – to own a TV. The chewing-gum lover who gets turned into a blueberry cavorts from California. In the case of the greediest boy, Dahl's supposedly glorious political incorrectness is all too heartily embraced. He rolls on as a fat Bavarian complete with burps, yodels and a mother with blond pigtails.

Yet for all its anti-telly slant, the show relies on video projections – often dingy – not only for scene-setting but to try and inject urgency onto the stage. Dahl's book is full of rush and scamper; the characters whizz around the factory like a dose of salts round a stomach. Here, characters pace in stately fashion in front of a projection of moving scenery. Peter Darling is the choreographer who animated Matilda with physical exuberance, sending the action whooshing across the stage and out into the audience. Here he has hardly anything to do. Charlie's four grandparents – among them a jovial Nigel Planer – provide some geriatric wobbling. The Oompa-Loompas, those acquiescent workers who in the 1977 edition of Dahl's book were pictured as beaming African pygmies, have as near as they can get to a knees-up, without (they are half-puppet, half human) actually having knees.

Shaiman's music is wan, although his melodies helped to make Hairspray so buoyant. Greig's adaptation is deft but nowhere near funny enough. Most of the children have – it is notable after years not only of Matilda but of Billy Elliot – a whiff of stage school about them. As Charlie, Jack Costello is proficient but looks too sleek and pipes too politely for a nipper on the edge of starvation.

It is left to Douglas Hodge to supply some real (human not technological) vitality. In topper and moustache, he is a sophisticated insinuating Willy Wonka. Lean and leering, he slips most easily into villain mode. The least sugary presence on stage, he is like the King Rat of pantomime, which makes him a seductive captain of industry. Otherwise, what a waste. You can almost hear the jelly babies whimpering.

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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.

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