The Darker Side of a Beloved Children's Author

Off the Shelf By Elaine Wilson    |   Friday, October 02, 2015 Roald Dahl was, for many years, only known to me as the author of children’s books I read in grade school. It was not until much later—college, in fact—that I learned he also wrote short stories. And not just any short stories, but wonderfully twisted, mature, chilling stories. Stories that had me checking the cover more than once to make absolutely certain they were by the very same Roald Dahl of James and the Giant Peach renown.READ MORE