I love this book. It’s fun to read such story books for anyone who has an imagination. This book has something for everyone of any age. As an adult, I can report, that it is simply a magnificent story. I can see why I loved it so much as a child. Dahl never dismisses the reader(children) as being inept. Like the Grandmother in the story, Dahl knows children don’t require extreme coddling. He’s not timid about using fear to tell a great story. If you are an adult, it brings that sense of childhood back to your head and suddenly you remember all of your favorite things when u were a kid.