Friday 13 September 2013

Gloriumptious

To celebrate what would have been Roald Dahl's 97th birthday, here are some delightful stamps that the Royal Mail rolled out:



Recently when writing my personal statement for university, we were encouraged to start our piece with a quote from someone we admire. As I was applying to study Creative Writing and was a lifelong admirer of RD's many worlds, I chose: If you have good thoughts they will shine our of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. I got accepted to all 4 unis, so I guess it resonated with others too!

What's your favourite Roald Dahl book?

I think if pushed, I'd lean towards James and the Giant Peach or Matilda or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... I could go on...