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Book Review – The Gremlins by Roald Dahl. October 15, 2011 Bonnie Book Reviews, Middle Grade, Read in 2011 0 Comments. This was actually the very first children’s book that Roald Dahl ever wrote. ‘The Gremlins’ is a story set in the 1940’s when we were in the midst of WWII. This story was originally meant to be a film by Walt. Children's litemture--Roald Dahl from Great Britain and Theodor Gei- sel from the United States. Dahl died on September 23, 1990,. Gremlins, was published in 1943, but it was not until 1961 that his second. The reader gets the impression that the Morgans chose not.

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1. The Gremlins was Dahl’s very first book for children. The story was originally intended for production as an animated film by Walt Disney, but the film was dropped before it was completed. Disney did, however, still publish the book that had been created as a tie-in with the movie’s release.
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The 1984 movie Gremlins was loosely based on Roald Dahl’s book. The film was written by Chris Columbus and produced by Warner Bros. The film featured evil and destructive monsters which mutate from small furry creatures – very similar to Dahl’s characters.

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Published in 1943 and long unavailable, this landmark book is from the author of such beloved tales as 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'James and the Giant Peach' and 'Matilda.' Digitally restored, this remarkable presentation of Roald Dahl's classic story is lavishly illustrated by the artists of the Walt Disney Studios.
The story of the The Gremlins concerns the misc...more

Published September 26th 2006 by Dark Horse Books (first published 1943)

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I'm so sad that I'm running out of Dahl Books
I'm nearing the end of my 6 month adventure into the Dahl-verse and the once limitless-seeming supply is slowly dwindling. On the plus side, once I finish everything he's ever written, I can always go back through again!
The Gremlins was Roald Dahl's first published children's book and functioned as a piece of war propaganda for Disney.
Roald Dahl joined the RAF (Royal Air Force) almost as soon as the WWII started. Throughout the RAF was legends of Grem...more

We all love Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, the Witches, and more. So when I decided to research his first book I found this treasure. The art is all Disney. Not quite matching the author's description, but pretty anyway.
So, apparently Dahl and his Air Force buddies made up stories about gremlins that damaged their planes during WWII causing them to crash. The execs at Disney asked him to sell them the stories so they could animate them. They weren't desperately popular...more

Oct 13, 2016Jon(athan) Nakapalau rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cartoons, fantasy, history, war, pop-culture, favorites

A fascinating book by Roald Dahl...sure to please Disney fans.

Oct 15, 2011Bonnie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Storyline
“In this most beautiful green wood there lived a tribe of funny little people who were quite different from the rest. They had funny horns growing out of their funny heads and funny boots on their funny feet, and with these boots – and this was funniest of all – they could walk upside down under the branches of the trees. Oh, it was a happy and peaceful life that these little men led – until the humans came.”
And so begins the story of the Gremlins who were torn from their homes whe...more

Jan 28, 2016Eyehavenofilter rated it really liked it

Its semi-understandable why this never reached fruition as a movie or a 1 hour Walt Disney tv show. It just didn't have the pizazz that a Disney show would have. Plus, it was based on a war that the US was involved in that wasn't very 'popular' at the time. It hurts me to say this, since war is never very popular but we didn't have the media back then that we have now, nor the ability to promote the positive spin on things that we do now.
The little gremlins are sketchy and not as attractive as...more

Oct 22, 2015Shadowdenizen rated it really liked it

A collaboration between classic Disney and Roald Dahl? Definitely a missed opportunity!! :(

Jan 29, 2013Rusalka rated it really liked it

We have a copy of this book that was given to Dad when it was published. He was a boy in Yorkshire during the war, and someone had the good sense to give him this book. It's now 70ish years old, has been dropped in at least one bath we know of, made it's way from England to Australia, and is simply a little worse for wear.
But I am so glad it made this journey as it allowed me to read a book that no one else my family that I know of has read. As a kid, that was so incredibly cool!!
And it was a bo...more

A cute little story set in WWII.

Pretty cute, but not at all standard for Roald Dahl.

Jun 21, 2017Robert rated it really liked it

The introductory essay establishes the material nicely, and the bones of what would have been an interesting story are visible. Perhaps soon someone not afeared of the Disney legal machine will make it a reality and not just mock-up art and outlines.

Sep 28, 2011Alex (not a dude) Baugh rated it really liked it

Gremlins are, of course, those pesky little creatures that only fliers can see and which wreck havoc on their planes. In Dahl’s version of the story, the Gremlins were living happily in a lush northern England wood when one day, some humans showed up with the big trucks and machinery. First, the humans cut down all the trees and rolled over the dirt until it was hard-packed. Then, they built a factory that produced airplanes. In the process, they destroyed all of the homes belonging to the Greml...more

Nov 24, 2016Annawade Stevenson rated it really liked it

'The Gremlins' is the first book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Leonard Martin, in about 1943. Interestingly, Roald Dahl collaborated with Walt Disney to create this story in the context of World War II and the fact that Disney was run by Armed Forces, when a lot of war propaganda for all ages was being made. The gremlins are cute little creatures that cause the mechanical failures on planes. They are taking revenge because their forest, where they live, got destroyed in the Industria...more

Jun 14, 2014Vimacone rated it really liked it

Probably the best way to enjoy an animated feature that never saw the light of day. Leonard Maltin gives us an introduction explaining the history and development of this film. It is not exactly known why the film was never completed, but it might be because it would not have had stood the test of time. So what we get is a storybook form of the film containing what the story might have been. Production artwork from the film is used for illustrations.

Mar 12, 2016Thebruce1314 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-gots, world-war-ii-stuffs, historical-stuffs, picture-books

I love the concept of this book, and generally Dahl's books are amazing. This is the first published story that he wrote, so it's a little weaker than his later work for children: the story arc falls a little flat. However, the illustrations are pretty amazing, and I love the idea of mischievous gremlins wreaking havoc during World War II. I so wish this movie had made it to production!

Feb 27, 2016Ann rated it really liked it

The Gremlins was the first publication of Dahl who went on to write many excellent children's books including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This story could use some polish but is an entertaining tale developed from perhaps more general stories or ideas in the RAF. The illustrations are very nice. The book includes the character Fifinella from which the mascot for the WASPS was taken.

Feb 17, 2014David rated it really liked it

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Imaginative debut children's story from the great Roald Dahl, a story that was featured quite prominently in other films and cartoons. No, it's not Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, or any of the other greats, but it's still good and deserves a wider distribution than its seen thus far.

Nov 15, 2016it'chy rated it liked it

what a ridiculously long title

Apr 20, 2019Mary Good rated it liked it · review of another edition

A fat 11 days to read what amounts to less than 5-10 small pages, as it is a picture book.
My edition was an unzoomable painful to the eyes small font pdf, every two lines meant a lot of squinting and incurring a mean headache, rendering what should have been a 15 minutes read to be that of hours and days.
I was very happy to see that 'fifinella' had found its way to the dictionary :D
I couldn't help being reminded of 'Le Petit Prince' and its author.
The beginning led me to go confirm how both aut...more

Mar 25, 2013Cruth rated it liked it

Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Disney Studios
First Published: 1943
Foreword: Leonard Maltin
Re-printed in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of USAF.
Introduction from Andrew J Stephens, 11th Wing Historian, Bolling AFB.
While it is a picture book, with full page, full colour pictures illustrating the text, the narrative is more novella length. This is a significant work.
Forget for a moment this is a Dahl book. Let's look at it as a children's book written during WWII, optioned and illustrated by...more

2.5 stars. This was the first book that I read with my son this year. While he found bits humorous, such as the parts about the dietary habits of the gremlins, this was one of Dahl's weakest stories, in my opinion, and also one of his earliest children's stories. It is also one of a handful of Dahl's many children's stories that I had not yet read with my son.
The most interesting aspect of this book was the four page introduction by Leonard Maltin, which unfolds the story of how Dahl had paired...more

The Gremlins
By Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl
3 Stars * * *
This book fills out the 'Book Blog Bingo Board' category of 'A 'classic' book written before 1950'.
This book is about a pilot in World War 2 who finds some 'Gremlins' on his plane one day. They were drilling holes in his plane and sabotaging it. He tells his mates about them and they eventually have the problem as well. The pilots then all teach the 'Gremlins' to be good and help the pilots on their mission. They also help a pilot pass a me...more

Dec 07, 2014Caro rated it liked it

I really wanted to give it 4 stars... But I have to be honest the story is not that good. The illustrations are very nice but this first story of Dahl is not that good. Is his first one, so we have to take that into consideration, but to be honest for this collaboration between Dahl and Disney brothers I was expecting a little bit more.... or way more. Nevertheless the forward is interesting and the story is funny. Is a nice book for little children, but even for little children it can be way mo...more

Jul 14, 2015JoJo rated it liked it

I've never read this. Good book.
I absolutely loved the illustrations.
I think I might rate it 3.5 stars.

Nov 11, 2015Manisha rated it liked it

Read for the 2015 Reading Challenge: A popular author's first book
I love Roald Dahl's books! I thought this book was cute and it brought back memories of reading his books when i was younger.

I'm reading all of Roald Dahl's books this summer (or at least trying to!) from their original publishing dates. This was Dahl's first book and was all ready to be a Disney film. Due to a multitude of bumps in the road, it never came to be the feature film it was designed to be. Before the story even begins, a lot of backstory is given which I really appreciated. You can tell that this story is just the tip of the Roald Dahl iceberg. He is the ultimate story teller, and reading this gets me exci...more

May 07, 2018Mojca rated it liked it

Shelves: 2018-challenge, fiction, children-fiction, roald-dahl

This was a cute little story set in a very not-cute time period.
The illustrations were wonderful; I loved those little stamp-eating creatures with their tiny horns and very Disney-like noses.
Plus, it has a nice little introduction discussing the story itself and the Gremlins animated motion picture that never was.

Jul 09, 2019A rated it really liked it

After reading Love from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother, I was curious about the project that brought Dahl to Hollywood to work with Walt Disney. The introduction by Leonard Maltin helped to put this in context, although in Dahl's letters to his mother, he goes into great detail about the animators he worked with and the Hollywood parties he attended. He took it all in stride.

not for kids

Oct 29, 2017Amanda [Novel Addiction] rated it liked it

Weird. I can see why they decided not to make this into a movie.

I have read better books from Dahl than this.

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Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.
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