Roald Dahl Reading Order

22 books (1957–2023)

This anthology series collects 22 volumes of short fiction edited by Roald Dahl, spanning from 1957 to 2023. The series encompasses horror, fantasy, and young adult stories across a diverse range of themed collections, from classic spine-chillers to age-appropriate tales for younger readers. While the series appears to be complete, individual volumes can be read independently as standalone anthologies. For the fullest experience of Dahl's editorial work, read the collections in publication order beginning with Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV.

Start with Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV, the first of 22 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Stories for the Dead of Night 1957Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Late Great Future 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	65 Great Spine Chillers 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories! 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Friendship 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Man In Black 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Sea-Cursed 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream! 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	It's Great to Be Eight 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	It's Heaven to Be Seven 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	A Distant Cry 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Murder On The Railways 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Tangled Web 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Secret Ingredients 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Flight Patterns: A Century of Stories about Flying 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	That Glimpse of Truth 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Flight or Fright 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories: Big Dreams for Every Child 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1964–2011)

The Charlie Bucket series consists of four complete books published between 1964 and 2011, all of which should be read in publication order. The sequence begins with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, followed by Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Two Classics by Roald Dahl illustrated by Quentin Blake, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book. This fantasy series for young adults showcases Roald Dahl's imaginative storytelling across its entries.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the first of 4 books in the Charlie Bucket series.

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1	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 1972Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Two Classics by Roald Dahl(By: Quentin Blake) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (1984–2024)

Roald Dahl's non-fiction series spans 15 books published between 1984 and 2024, with new entries continuing to be released. The collection should be read in publication order, beginning with Boy: Tales of Childhood and progressing through memoirs, cookbooks, joke books, fact collections, and activity books. This ongoing series combines autobiographical works with recipe collections, reference materials, and interactive content, offering readers insights into the beloved author's life alongside creative and culinary explorations.

Start with Boy: Tales of Childhood, the first of 15 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Boy: Tales of Childhood 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Going Solo 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Memories with Food at Gipsy House 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	My Year 1993Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Roald Dahl's Cookbook 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Dahlmanac 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Dahlmanac 2 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Marvelously Revolting Recipes(With: Quentin Blake) 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1978–2023)

Roald Dahl's Picture series spans five illustrated books published between 1978 and 2023, blending fantasy and young adult content with imaginative storytelling. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Enormous Crocodile and continuing through The Minpins, Shapes, Trick or Treat, and Words. Though the final entry appeared decades after earlier installments, the series appears to be complete. These works showcase Dahl's distinctive voice paired with vibrant illustrations, creating engaging content for younger readers.

Start with The Enormous Crocodile, the first of 5 books in the Picture series.

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1	The Enormous Crocodile 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Minpins / Billy and the Minpins 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Shapes 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Trick or Treat(With: Quentin Blake) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Words 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1943–2012)

Roald Dahl's collection of short stories and novellas spans from 1943 to 2012, comprising 14 complete works that should be read in publication order. The series includes both fantasy tales and lighter fictional pieces alongside non-fiction selections, showcasing the versatility of this celebrated author's imagination. Beginning with The Gremlins and concluding with They Shall Not Grow Old, this collection offers readers a comprehensive journey through Dahl's shorter works across multiple genres and decades.

Start with The Gremlins, the first of 14 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.

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1	The Gremlins 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	James and the Giant Peach 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Visitor 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Magic Finger 1966Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Parson's Pleasure 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	George's Marvellous Medicine 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Great Switcheroo 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Esio Trot 1990Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Vicar of Nibbleswicke 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Mildenhall Treasure 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Genesis and Catastrophe 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	They Shall Not Grow Old 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

45 books (1946–2017)

Roald Dahl's Short Story Collections series encompasses 45 books published between 1946 and 2017, presenting a complete collection of his short fiction across fantasy, young adult, and non-fiction genres. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying and progressing through collections such as Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss, Switch Bitch, and Tales of the Unexpected. These volumes showcase Dahl's distinctive storytelling style across decades of work, with later entries including selections and compilations that revisit his most memorable tales. The series is complete and provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of one of literature's most inventive short story writers.

Start with Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying, the first of 45 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Someone Like You 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kiss Kiss 1959Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Skin and Other Stories 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Selected Stories of Roald Dahl 1968Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl 1969Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Switch Bitch 1974Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More 1977Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tales of the Unexpected 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Taste and Other Tales 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	More Tales of the Unexpected 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	New Tales of the Unexpected 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Way Up to Heaven and Other Stories 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Revolting Rhymes 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Dirty Beasts 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Best of Roald Dahl 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Completely Unexpected Tales 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Two Fables 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	A Second Roald Dahl Selection 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Die Prinzessin und der Wilderer 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Rhyme Stew 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	The Roald Dahl Treasury 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Further Tales of the Unexpected 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	A Taste of the Unexpected 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Songs and Verse. Roald Dahl 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Vile Verses 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Collected Short Stories 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Three Tales of Magic and Mischief 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Cruelty 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Deception 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Lust 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Madness 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Fear 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Innocence 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Trickery 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	War 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (1948–1988)

Roald Dahl's Standalone Novels series consists of six complete books published between 1948 and 1988, each functioning as an independent story unconnected to the others. The series spans fantasy, young adult, and non-fiction genres and should be read in publication order, beginning with Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen and concluding with Matilda. These novels showcase Dahl's distinctive storytelling across diverse themes and age groups, from imaginative tales to darkly comedic adventures.

Start with Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Danny: The Champion of the World 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	My Uncle Oswald 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The BFG 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Witches 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Matilda 1988Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (1980–2024)

Roald Dahl's The Twits series consists of two books published across four decades, beginning with the original 1980 novel and continuing with The Twits Next Door, a 2024 collaboration with Greg James and Chris Smith. The series remains ongoing and should be read in publication order. This fantasy-tinged young adult collection showcases Dahl's imaginative storytelling across multiple entries that build on one another.

Start with The Twits and read in order.