Books by Roald Dahl in chronological order
The Gremlins, first published in the USA by Walt Disney/Random House, 1943
James and the Giant Peach, first published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1961; published in Great Britain by George Allen and Unwin, 1967
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, first published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1964; published in Great Britain by George Allen and Unwin, 1967
The Magic Finger, first published in the USA by Harper & Row, 1966; published in Great Britain by George Allen and Unwin, 1968
Fantastic Mr Fox, first published by George Allen and Unwin, 1970
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, first published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1972; published in Great Britain by George Allen and Unwin, 1973
Danny the Champion of the World, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1975
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1977
The Enormous Crocodile, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1978
The Twits, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1980
George’s Marvellous Medicine, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1981
The BFG, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982
Revolting Rhymes, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1982
The Witches, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983
Dirty Beasts, first published in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983; published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, 1984
Boy: Tales of Childhood, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985
Going Solo, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986
The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka (a bind-up of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator), first published by Unwin Hyman, 1987
Matilda, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1988
Rhyme Stew, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1989
Esio Trot, first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape and in the USA by Viking Penguin, 1990
These books were completed before his death in 1990, but published posthumously:
The Minpins, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1991
The Vicar Of Nibbleswicke, first published by Random Century Ltd, 1991
My Year, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1993
These books have been carefully collected together from Roald’s papers and previously published material:
The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories, first published by Viking, 1996
The Roald Dahl Treasury, first published by Jonathan Cape, 1997
Skin and Other Stories, first published by Puffin Books 2000
D is for Dahl, first published by Puffin Books, 2004
Songs and Verse, first published by Jonathan Cape, 2005
More about Boy – this special edition was published with new material by Puffin Books, 2008
Spotty Powder and Other Splendiferous Secrets, first published by Puffin Books, 2008
And some of Roald Dahl’s novels have been cleverly adapted into plays:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play (adapted by Richard George), first published in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1976; published in Great Britain by Puffin Books, 1979
James and the Giant Peach: A Play (adapted by Richard George), first published by Puffin Books, 1982
Fantastic Mr Fox: A Play (adapted by Sally Reid), first published by Unwin Hyman and Puffin Books, 1987
The BFG: Plays for Children (adapted by David Wood), first published by Puffin Books, 1993
The Witches: Plays for Children (adapted by David Wood), first published by Puffin Books, 2001
The Twits: Plays for Children (adapted by David Wood), first published by Puffin Books, 2003
Danny the Champion of the World: Plays for Children (adapted by David Wood), first published by Puffin Books, 2009