Roald Dahl Day Free Event

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The Scottish Book Trust children’s programme, in association with Dahl and Dahl ltd, held a special free celebratory event for P5 to S1 pupils to mark Roald Dahl Day 2008. Check out the pictures in our slide-show above.

The event saw pupils from 12 primary schools around Glasgow packing the Mitchell Theatre to watch a special 4-part video called Everything You Wanted to Know About Roald Dahl... but didn't know who to ask! 

Brough Girling, a close friend of Roald Dahl's, was on hand to tell stories and answer questions from the Dahl-loving crowd, and Scottish writer and publisher Matthew Fitt, gave a fantastic reading from The Eejits, one of three Dahl books that has been translated into Scots.

A poll on the day revealed The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to be Glasgow pupil's favourite Dahl books. What's your favourite? Click on our blog and let us know!  

Pupil Comments

Since I hardly knew anything about Roadl Dahl I though this would be a great chance to learn more, how writing this my heads bursting with idea! (So thanks!) This is what I learned…Ronald Dahl was born September 13th 1916, he had 5 children and went to work in Africa then flew aeroplanes and crashed hurt his back, had a dog called chopper who likes smarties but not blue, when he was young he get sent to boarding school and he got called boy because he was the only boy from all his sisters. Roald Dahl wrote in  a little hit at the bottom of his garden wich he built he would draw the curtain, tell children it had wolves in it so they wouldn't distract him, sit on his armchair write on yellow paper with yellow pencils. Roald Dahl loved chocolate and hated beards. One of his favourite books that he wrote was the BFG. I really enjoyed it and learned alot. Pictures: Plane crashing, blue smartie, chocolate and BFG book. Speech bubbles: Roald Dahl favourite colour was yellow. His favourite author was Beatrix Potter. He died in 1990. His first book was the gremlins. He died of Leukaemia. 
Carla, Battlefield Primary 

Roald Dahl. I thought the Roald Dahl was great that we went to. I liked every part of it especially the movie part of it because I learnt so much. I liked the quiz because I got chosen one of the things.
Lean, Battlefield Primary 

I though it was the best thing ever. It was amazing that he flew all those planes and that he was so tall that they had to put the plane seats back and make a special cockpit for Roald Dahl. His favirite coulor is yellow and that he lied about the gremlins. It was funny hearing the books in scot. his mad ideas about the dog choppers going in the baskets up to the ward and chopper got the first chocolates he hated the blue ones.
Guy, Battlefield Primary 

I thought Roald Dahl day was an amazing experience and I have learned an awful lot about Roald Dahl. It was fun and educational. He must have been a funny man. I am especially amazed how is books  are so popular in every country. I like how he became so famous starting off writing in a newspaper after a plane crash. Even when I am feeling really dull I sit back and read a Roald Dahl book and it gets ma back into a happy mood because of how funny they are.
Keri, Battlefield Primary 

The Dahl Day event at the Mitchell Theatre was absolutely Fan Dabby Double Dozy (Great). I have never really enjoyed reading books but after the event I couldn't wait to get a copy of Danny the Champion of the World! I found out lots of interesting facts about Roald Dahl, it was amazing to hear about where the inspiration came from, The ideas behind some stories were (ocitiagous?), No one in would ever think of writing a story from an apple, but he did and it looked fantastic. I am looking forward to my journey in reading the Roald Dahl collection, I know it's not going to be boring but inspiring and funny. A great day! Thanks.
Darren, Carmyle Primary 

When we went to Mitchell Theatre I had so much fun and it was really nice. I thought Roald Dahl day was really fun and funny! I liked seeing his hut and his wife on the DVD. I wished Roadl Dahl was still alive so we could maybe met him. I liked the DVD and the Scottish books were really good. It couldn't have got any better. I liked the red tie the guy was wearing and Roald Dahl sounded nice but a little bit sneaky.
Olivia, Carmyle Primary 

On Tuesday my class went to The Mitchell library. When we got there we went into the theatre to learn more about Roadl Dahl. The theatre was beautiful. When we went in Roald's friend Brought and the owner of the Roald Dahl museum, Amelia, told us some interesting things about Roald Dahl. Then they let us watch a DVD about Roald Dahl split into four chapters and in-between each one. They let us ask them some questions. After we came out of the Theatre everybody got to buy books, but I brought my own book The BFG and got it stamped. It was a great day!
Nikki, Carmyle Primary 

My class P3/4 thought it was fantastic. Roal Dahl first book was the Gremlins. Roal Dahl favourite book was the B.F.G. he wrote his books in his hut on a bord with a snolier cother he wrote with a yellow pencils. His favourite colour was yellow. Roal Dahl did not like Charile and the Chocolate Factory. If I had not gone to the Dahl day event I would not have learned all of this information.
John, St Joachim 

I thought it was the best day of my life. I like to see it agin and agin. I wish my mum and dad could see it. I wish I could go there agin. I want to get B.F.G and Mr Fox I have all ready got. Thay are my favirt books what Roald Dahl writing. I would like to see Roal Dahl.
Oliver, St Joachim 

The first time went to Mitchell library to see the Roald Dahl and the theatre was big. My favourite part of the day was when we saw the video because I could see Roald Dahl's grandaughter and wife. He used yellow paper and yellow pencils and yellow was his favourite colour because the daffodils and the sun. Roald Dahl had an operation on his back and he has a hole on his chair. Mrs Canavan read us a Roald Dahl book. The quiz was really interesting facts and we go to buy a book and we got our bookmarker stamped.
Leah, Langfoulds Primary 

I enjoyed the Dahl day because it was fantastic. When we arrived I was speechless it was so so big. My favourite parts was when his wife told us wat hight he was. He was 6 foot 7 3 quarters before he had his operation then he was 6 foot 5 and 3 quarters. And he loved chocolate. At the quiz I was to embarrassed and forgot the answers.
James, Langfoulds Primary 

My visit to the Mitchell Theatre. When I went to the Dahl Day event at the Roald theatre I had a good time. I liked reading his books and learning about his life form  his grand daughter who was on the television. We had to vote for our favourite book and mine was George's Marvellous Medicine. I enjoyed my trip very much.
William, Langfoulds Primary 

I thought the Rolad Dahl day was fantastic because it was interesting and funny. My favourite part was when Roadl Dahl was in his hut writing with a yellow pencil on yellow paper. Roald Dahl had an operation with his hip after he had the opertaion he asked if he could keep it and the doctor said yes. My favrite book by Roald Dahl is Matilda and I like this book because it macks you feel happy at the end We had a quiz and I never got a chance to answer after that we buy a book I got mine stamt and signed by Mathew.
Rachel, Langfoulds Primary 

Links:

Roald Dahl Official website