Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by: Roald Dahl
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! {cover copy}
This one was as cute as I remember all the movies being. And yes, that means I had not read it as a child. What on earth was I reading? I don't know. But I definitely missed this one. I was slightly disappointed at the time that there wasn't the fizzy lifting drink debacle and the weird angry-wonka at the end, but after reflection, I actually prefer it not being in there. Overall, i really enjoyed it, but I seem to enjoy all of Dahl's books.  

These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket. {first line}
"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall. Then fill the shelves with lots of books, Ignoring all the dirty looks, The screams and yells, the bites and kicks, And children hitting you with sticks--Fear not, because we promise you That in about a week or two Of having nothing else to do, They'll now begin to feel the need Of having something good to read. And once they start--oh boy, oh boy! You watch the slowly growing joy That fills their hearts. They'll grow so keen They'll wonder what they'd ever seen in the ridiculous machine..."

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