Dahl is a master at introducing readers to a new sense of what lurks beneath the ordinary.

Seven tales of fantasy and fun 'are told with the special wit, the unexpected twists that have made Roald Dahl's short stories and children's books so popular with readers of all ages.'--Book-of-the-Month Club News.

James Trotter loses his parents in a horrible accident and is forced to live-miserably-with his two wicked aunts. Then James is given some magic crystals that give him hope. But when he accidentally spills these crystals on an old pea...