http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/01/banned-books-week-roald-dahl-s-the-witches.aspxRoald Dahl was my first role model. After I read The Witches in third grade, I decided I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. Not only did I read everything else Dahl had written, but I started writing my own stories in imitation of his style. I lentenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/01/banned-books-week-roald-dahl-s-the-witches.aspx#137699Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:20:23 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:137699Candice<p>This is retarted. He is an awesome author. </p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=137699" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/01/banned-books-week-roald-dahl-s-the-witches.aspx#132759Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:43:39 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:132759Hillary<p>The beautiful thing about Dahl is that he really does get inside the heads of kids. Did you, as a kid, always think pleasant, happy thoughts? Of course not. Kids imagine crazy stuff, scary stuff, and Dahl does that, too, while giving his child-heroes the ability to get through it. </p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=132759" width="1" height="1">http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/10/01/banned-books-week-roald-dahl-s-the-witches.aspx#132671Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:20:08 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:132671Daisy<p>I love Roald Dahl! I read one of his books each year to my Kindergarten class. Usually it is Matilda but they also really enjoy Esio Trot. I think I have only read The Witches once. But the kids love his books and joke about the closet in my room being &quot;the chokie&quot; (even though they know what is in there). Thanks for writing this piece it just reminded me of why I bring him out each year.</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=132671" width="1" height="1">