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  • Published: 7 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241624623
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99

Wonka




The story of where Wonka began - the incredible new full-length novel set in the world of Roald Dahl, based on the upcoming December 2023 film.

Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .

Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world.

As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time.

But hounded by a trio of jealous chocolatiers, and tricked into a lifetime of washhouse drudgery, Wonka will need a little luck and a whole lot of magic – along with some help from a few friends – to fulfil his destiny.

Because if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

This delicious tale of dreams, friendship and chocolate is based on the major motion picture, Wonka, directed by Paul King, who created the story and wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. The story is brought to the page by bestselling author Sibéal Pounder.

  • Published: 7 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241624623
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99

About the authors

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.

Sibéal Pounder

Sibéal Pounder is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the much-loved children’s fiction series Witch Wars, Bad Mermaids and Neon's Secret UNIverse, and the Christmas hit Tinsel. She has also written Beyond Platform 13, the sequel to Eva Ibbotson’s The Secret of Platform 13 and the globally bestselling novelisation of the film Wonka. Her World Book Day book Bad Mermaids was a Sunday Times Bestseller, and Witch Wars was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award.

Emily Jones

Emily Jones wanted to illustrate children's books for a living immediately after reading 'I want my potty' by Tony Ross. It's been a little while since that pivotal moment in Jarrow library aged 7 but she has finally achieved it. She lives in Cardiff with her partner and English Bull Terrier Whippet Cross, Augustus, who despite having never entered a beauty pageant, would definitely win one.

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