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Encyclopedia > The Magic Finger

The Magic Finger is a children's story written by Roald Dahl, different editions being illustrated by Tony Ross and Quentin Blake Image File history File links The Magic Finger book cover This image is a book cover. ... Image File history File links The Magic Finger book cover This image is a book cover. ... Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954 Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916 – November 23, 1990) was a British novelist and short story author of Norwegian descent, famous both as a writer of childrens fiction as well as adult and horror fiction. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist that specializes in enhancing written text by providing a graphic representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Professor Quentin Saxby Blake, CBE (born December 16, 1932) is a British cartoonist and author. ...

Synopsis

Living next door to the Greggs, a family that hunts for fun, is an eight-year-old girl possessing a very special gift - a magic finger, which she uses to turn the Greggs into birds, complete with beak and wings. Furthermore, while the Greggs have to endure this challenge, their house is taken over by four human-size ducks!


ISBN numbers

  • ISBN 0785703357 (library binding, 1999)
  • ISBN 0140386165 (paperback, 1997)
  • ISBN 0141302291 (paperback, 2002)
  • ISBN 0140363033 (paperback, 1993)
  • ISBN 067085252X (hardcover, 1996)
  • ISBN 0140371583 (paperback, 1996)
  • ISBN 0141311290 (paperback, 2004)

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