The Maidmasher: One of the nine man-eating giants. The name suggests he likes to smash maidens, but it is never confirmed it could mean he smashes them with his teeth. Motion-captured by Ólafur Darri Ólafsson in the 2016 film. A giant peach of a property in Dahl country". The Times. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015 . Retrieved 14 July 2015.

Dahl, Roald (27 February 1973). "The Horn Book | "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory": A Reply". The Horn Book. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020 . Retrieved 14 October 2020.Dahl, Roald (1999). "Min mor". I Roald Dahls kjøkken. Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. p.65. ISBN 8205256136. James Patterson remains UK libraries most borrowed author for 11th year". The Guardian. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 3 October 2020. A UK television special titled Roald Dahl's Revolting Rule Book which was hosted by Richard E. Grant and aired on 22 September 2007, commemorated Dahl's 90th birthday and also celebrated his impact as a children's author in popular culture. [131] It also featured eight main rules he applied on all his children's books:

Of course,' the BFG said. 'If I is giving a girl's dream to a boy, even if it was a really whoppsy girl's dream, the boy would be waking up and thinking what a rotbungling grinksludging old dream that was.' de Castella, Tom (12 September 2011). "The darkness of Dahl". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020 . Retrieved 23 September 2020. they killed 22,000 civilians when they bombed Beirut. It was very much hushed up in the newspapers because they are primarily Jewish-owned. I'm certainly anti-Israeli and I've become antisemitic in as much as that you get a Jewish person in another country like England strongly supporting Zionism. I think they should see both sides. It's the same old thing: we all know about Jews and the rest of it. There aren't any non-Jewish publishers anywhere, they control the media—jolly clever thing to do—that's why the president of the United States has to sell all this stuff to Israel. [201] [202]Roald Dahl: The fighter pilot". Roald Dahl.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019 . Retrieved 21 January 2020. The Childchewer: One of the nine man-eating giants. He is best friends with the Meatdripper in the story and also by the name, suggests he enjoys the taste of children most of all. Motion-captured by Jonathan Holmes in the 2016 film. Wes Anderson to Direct Roald Dahl's 'Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' for Netflix with Benedict Cumberbatch". IndieWire. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022 . Retrieved 4 November 2022. Anna Leskiewicz in The Telegraph, "Why we love the mischievous spirit of Roald Dahl". [120] James and the Giant Peach musical playing at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto, 2014 a b "Roald Dahl Timeline • Roald Dahl Facts". Roald Dahl Facts. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019 . Retrieved 14 March 2019.