Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Book 1 in the Charlie Bucket series
Pages: 162
Published: 1964
Age: 8+
Mr Wonka's inventions are out of this world. He's thought up every kind of sweet imaginable in his amazing chocolate factory, but no one has ever seen inside, or met Mr Wonka.
Just like every other kid in the world, chocolate-lover Charlie Bucket has been searching for his very own Golden Ticket into Willy Wonka's factory, but Charlie comes from a very poor family and chocolate is a treat reserved for birthdays and other special occasions. As tickets begin turning up around the world, Charlie realises his chances of finding one are dwindling. But then he finds a dollar on the street and decides to try his luck just one last time...
Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards for Best Read-Aloud Children's Novel(1992); North Dakota Children's Choice Award (1985)
About the Charlie Bucket Series
Books in series order
- 1.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(1964)
- 2.Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator(1972)
Reading age: 6+ years
This series should be read in order.
Charlie Bucket lives with his mother and father and his four grandparents. He loves his family very much, but sometimes he wishes his grandparents wouldn't snore so loudly. He is especially close to Grandpa Joe because, together, they share a secret love for chocolate. Charlie and Grandpa Joe have both heard about the super-amazing, completely splendiferous, once-in-a-lifetime competition that Mr Willy Wonka - the most wondrous inventor in the world - has announced. Mr Wonka will be opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five lucky children and their five lucky guardians. It's the prize of a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate delight await – Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and this incredible experience could be his. But with every other child in the world searching for a Golden Ticket too, what chance does has Charlie have?