*And Caragata says.....*

The Tale of Charlie

I just have to write about my all time favourite book, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. I got the book as one of my birthday presents when i was about 11(i think) and i've read it countless times.



Its about a boy named Charlie, who's poor and lives with his parents and both sets of grandparents too! He loves chocolate and he gets a bar every year at his birthday. Nearby, there's a humongous chocolate factory owned by famous choc maestro, Willy Wonka. In conjuction with re-opening his factory, he initiates a lottery. 5 lucky winners, able to find those Golden Tickets inside the choc bars, and 1 family member are admitted into the factory. Of course Charlie wins one ticket and is joined by his grandpa for the trip. The other ticket winners are Augustus Gloop(the fat kid), Violet Beauregar(the gum chewing kid), Veruca Salt(the spoilt brat) and Mike Teevee(the kid who watches too much tv) all end up in weird but deserving situations. The Oompa Loompas are the workers from Loompaland and break down into rhyming songs almost everytime they're mentioned in the book. In the end, the only remaining ticket holder is Charlie who actually inherits the factory and takes a trip in a glass elevator with Willy Wonka, which is another great story in Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

The best bits about the book is the way Roald Dahl has managed to come up with such descriptive, innovative, and downright weird chocolate creations. There's chocolate waterfalls, the Fudge Room and funny types of bubble gum, nuts, and lots of candy!



There was already a movie made in the 70's called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and now, the soon to be released Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Check out the flash website and you'll find all there is to know about the story and the characters.



Go read the book and be careful not to drool all over it. But if you're just plain lazy, wait for the movie. I just know its gonna be a great one.

posted by cath @ 6:06 PM