THE ROALD DAHL CLOTHBOUND COLLECTION · Bound in real cloth with gold foil · Illustrated by Quentin Blake
A boy learns from his Norwegian grandmother that witches are real. They don't fly on broomsticks or wear pointed hats — they look exactly like ordinary women, and they loathe children more than anything in the world.
Then, at a seaside hotel, he stumbles into the secret annual meeting of every witch in England and hears the Grand High Witch reveal her plan: a magic formula that will turn every child in the country into a mouse. Only he and his grandmother know what is coming, and they will need all their wits to stop it.
Thrilling, funny and genuinely spooky, The Witches is one of Dahl's most loved stories.
About this edition
Part of The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection: Dahl's best-loved stories in keepsake hardbacks bound in real cloth and stamped in gold foil with Quentin Blake's artwork. The collection uses Dahl's original texts, as published before the revised 2022 Puffin editions. A gift to keep for life.
About the author and illustrator
Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a spy, a fighter pilot, a chocolate historian and a medical inventor, as well as one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Quentin Blake illustrated many of Dahl's books and was the first Children's Laureate.
Edition details
- Puffin clothbound hardback, about 200 pages
- Ages 7+
- Published 2026
