Royal Mail is celebrating one of the nation’s best-loved children’s authors, Roald Dahl, with its first stamp issue of 2012. The presentation pack of six stamps celebrates six of Dahl’s most famous books that children and adults alike came to know and love, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Twits and Matilda. The stamps themselves recreate the magic of the Dahl books, using the beautiful illustrations of Quentin Blake.
For the launch, Royal Mail Stamps is running a competition on its Facebook page to win Roald Dahl’s Scrumdiddlyumptious Story Collection featuring seven of his best-loved books, a pop-up book of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a Roald Dahl presentation pack.
The stamps are also available via the Royal Mail online and on the Royal Mail eBay store.
Giveaway
I have 5 Roald Dahl presentation packs to giveaway to readers of the gingerbread house.
To enter (mandatory) simply tell me your favourite Roald Dahl character in a comment below.
For an extra entry tweet about the competition using the Retweet button below. Don’t forget to leave a separate comment letting me know!
The giveaway will end at midnight on the 22nd January. The winner will be chosen randomly and contacted using the email address or twitter name provided. If the winner does not reply within 3 days the competition will be redrawn. UK and Ireland only.
*****The giveaway is now closed and the winners are Ashleigh Sangster, Sophie Foreman, Karin Harpering, Bridget Anderson and Kevin Smith *****
my favourite character has to be the BFG
my fav is matilda <3 xxx
my fave is mr twit xxx
retweeted! @PatanneWalker
Charlie from the choc factory!
My favourite character is fantastic Mr Fox:)
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Hello, it’s lovely to meet you as we are sharing a Tots 100 slot this month. I love Danny the Champion of the world. What a lovely giveaway!
Penny
My fav is Fantastic Mr Fox!! Fab!
I love the BFG!
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Hi my favourite is James and the Giant Peach. It brings back memories of being read to when I was little.
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My daughter and I both love Matilda! We received a promo leafthe stamps and presentation packs yesterday, they look gorgeous! Fingers crossed…
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My favourite is Matilda
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I’ve just retrieved you from the spam! Thanks for entering :}
My favourite character is Miss Honey from Matilda.
Have tweeted as @MummyBee81
The Twits is my favourite by a country mile, I love them chasing the monkey with there sticks. Excellent books for kids and grown ups, I am sure I heard there making a film about it. Great Blog Idea!
I love George from George’s Marvellous Medicine, it was the forst Roald Dahl book I ever read and it’s still my favourite!
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I love and adored Matilda growing up, my 8 yr old now follows my addictioin!
My favourite is Matilda
@caro_mad x
Matilda would be my favourite, because she is different.
Thank you!
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Thank you!
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I love George from George’s Marvellous Medicine
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Mr Fox
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My fav is the BFG and his snozcumbers
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Thats a hard one – probably matilda but loved charlie and mr fox too!
i have tweeted as @ashlallan
Matilda
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My favourite character is Matilda. I loved to read, and going to school, just like her when I was small. @RedRoseMummy
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We love Matilda!
Tweeted! @pandcands
Matilda is my favourite, after I read it I used to try and make things move with my mind too!
I have also tweeted – @bloomingfox
Matilda!
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It has to be the BFG! Loved that story as a kid xx
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My favourite Roald Dahl character is Matilda!! Such a classic!
Matilda!
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It would have to be the BFG I can’t wait until my boys can enjoy his books!
@vickyd4v3
the big friendly giant
I love the twits!!
Matilda is my first choice because my kids loved this
Veruca Salt! And if I don’t win, I’m going to screeeeeeeeeeeeam!
I love all his characters but if i was to pick one it would be Matilda. To survive that set of parents AND Miss Trunchbull is nothing but admirable
tweeted @xxxtamzinxxx
fantastic mr fox
Mr Fox, what a minx !!
My fav charecter is Charlie Bucket.
I have retweeted , @carol_cstirmey
james from james and the giant peach
Definitely Matilda!
Fantastic Mr Fox – as his name says, he is just fabulous!
My Favourite is Matilda, watched the movie dozens of times.
The Witches! The book and the original tv series has always been one of my favourite characters!
The BFG
Grandpa Joe from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.
matilda is my favourite she’s full of suprises
BFG is fab
Matilda! @mummymummymum
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Fantastic Mr Fox! He really was a fantastic fox.
Danny, the champion of the world
My favourite is Danny the Champion of the World. When times were tough growing up, he was a real inspiration to me.
Danny the champion of the world for me.
Fantastic Mr Fox….so cool!
The ugly, smelly and nasty Mr and Mrs Twit
My favourite is Matilda
My favourite is George from Georges Marvellous Medicine. I loved the book as a child and have enjoyed reading it to my two too. I also have good memories of Rik Mayall reading it on Jackanory. A perfect choice to read such a wacky story!
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I love the fantastic Mr Fox even before George Clooney was connected with him!!!!
Definitely Miss Honey from Matilda! I wish I had had a teacher like Miss Honey
I love the BFG with his made up words. When i read it to my class the children goggle so much at Whizzpoppers!
James out of the James and the Giant Peace
Tweeted potplant113
The whole family love the BFG – its such fun to read out loud!
I love the BFG – he’s just so sweet and he was always my favourite as a child.
Willy wonka is my favourite. Oh, to own a chocolate factory!!
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Charlie Bucket from Charlie and The Chocolate Factory!
Mine is the BFG such a lovely character
DANNY
Matilda
BFG
Charlie Bucket of course
being well over 6ft tall, it has to be the BFG for me
BFG
Matilda.
There are far too many amazing characters – although my fav is probably the BFG – he is rather adorable!
It has to be the Great Willy Wonka
BFG!
Mine has to be Willy Wonka as well, or the Umpa Lumpas!
I love the twits, Strangly though I find it more difficult to read as I have gotten older as it is a bit yucky!!! Must be showing my age!!
James & his giant peach!
I love mrs trunchbull from matilda
Fantastic MR FOX…… Good luck to all…….
Willy wonka is my favorute
Love the B.F.G he is so funny!
Matilda of course
Matilda
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sophie from the BFG
It’s gotta be good old Charlie
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Matilda
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Has to be Charlie who wouldnt want to explore a chocolate factory YUM!!!!!
Charlie ( & the chocolate factory)
It’s so hard just to pick one, Roald Dahl books are the ulimate children’s stories and I can’t wait to read them all again with my little boy.If I have to choose my favourite characters are Mr and Mrs Twit from The Twits
Has to be Mathilda! Fantastic character.
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Has to be the whizpopping, whisbanging BFG!
Has got to be Danny from Danny champion of the world reminds me of growing up
The Twits!!
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Hi,
It has to be Matilda
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so hard to choose but probably the BFG
The BFG
my fav is th BFG
nobody beats Charlie!
The Grinch
Both myself and my son love Willy Wonka! He’s mad, but in a good way!
BFG
My favourite character is the BFG becuse he is exactly like the description in his name and some bits in the book and film are really funny. I think it also has a sort of moral- to not judge by apearences. I LOVE Roald Dahl books!!!
I love Danny Champion of the World especially the bit where he drives his Dad’s car to try to find him. You can easily imagine yourself to be there.
BFG!
my daughter loves the Twits. even though they’re not very nice she likes that they get what is coming to them in the end!
Matilda, she is inspirational
Charlie Bucket bless him
Willy Wonka
My favourite character is Maltida wonderful girl who gets a happy ending
Willy Wonka
George from Georges marvelous medicine
It has to be the Oompa-Loompas, my daughter’s nickname when she was pregnant
The Grand High Witch from The Witches
Tweeted @KrystallineC
BFG! how wonderful was the Big Friendly Giant
Matilda!
BFG is my all time favourite!
My favourite characters have to be ‘The Twits’, they are absolutely revolting making them brilliant!
Charlie Bucket for me, loved it as a child!
BFG everytime
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Bruce Bogtrotter cos i like chocolate cake too
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Mr Fox is Great like the other characters
As a child my favourite character by far was Fantastic Mr Fox, however having recently read some of Dahl’s novels which are aimed at adults I think my favourite character has changed to Uncle Oswald!
The BFG!
Mr Twit
The BFG
My favourite is Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
tweeted @tracygrant3
My fav is Fantastic Mr Fox, very crafty…
Matilda
my favorite character is the BFG!!
My favourite Roald Dahl character is Mr Fox, because he’s ‘fantastic’
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Mr Fox
All Roald Dahl characters I love,
But just one for me has the cut above,
And that has got to be Mr Twit,
Cos of his great big beard to hide food in it!
Matilda
BFG
I love matilda but favourite character has to be mrs honey!!
It has to be The Twits!! They were so funny! cornflakes in their beards! (Although it has given me a little phobia of beards now!!
Mr and Mrs Twit
my favorite character is ”girl” from the magic finger
James from James & The Giant Peach!
My favourite is The BFG
Sophie from The BFG
Has to be Matilda
My favourite character has to be fantastic mr fox. A cunning charmer.
It has to be the lovely, sweet, kind Miss Honey from “Matilda” !
Maltilda by far, so strong when her family were against her!
The BFG
It has to be Matilda for me!
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My fav def had to be Matilda loving her magic and hating miss trunchbull x
The BFG – the guy’s a legend