the shrinking librarian

Feb 3

lacquetothefuture:

I went to see Matilda the musical at the weekend so obviously I had to do Matilda nails in tribute. The show was great - you can read a bit more about it on my blog.

I went to see Matilda the musical at the weekend so obviously I had to do Matilda nails in tribute. The show was great - you can read a bit more about it on my blog.

Sep 15

cannibalhymn:

Tales of The Unexpected , UK Vogue 2010

“Never smile at a crocodile…Unless you’re wearing Giles’s blood-curdling red silk dress.”

Photographed by Tim Walker

Roald Dahl created some of the best-loved children’s stories of the 20th century, such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Matilda” and “James and the Giant Peach”. Having that in mind, Vogue UK enlisted Tim Burton (who of course directed one adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and produced another for James and the Giant Peach), actors Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton and Jamie Bell, and musician Lightspeed Champion amongst others, to help bring to life, Dahl’s powerful vision through fashion.

The editorial takes its name from Dahl’ successful short story collection.

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Sep 14

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Jul 15

“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.”
― Roald Dahl” (via donganhillslibrary)

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Jun 10

heidireadsya:

librarylydia:

My librarian life goal is to become Mrs. Phelps.

I will always rebolog Matilda

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May 21

pinkagony:

Quentin Blake
from Matilda
by Roald Dahl

My imaginary best friend.

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May 1

“If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely” Roald Dahl, The Twits (via 12mocking-jays)

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Apr 12

lickystickypickywe:

11 Amazing Thank You Notes From Famous People

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Nov 25

“So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.” Roald Dahl (via faithmckay)

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Oct 1

“I begin to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good, either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.” My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl (via teeaah)

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the shrinking librarian

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