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The Magic Finger is a 1966 children's story by British author Roald Dahl. First published in the United States by Harper & Row with illustrations by William Pène du Bois, Allen & Unwin published the first U.K. edition in 1968. Later editions have been illustrated by Pat Marriott, Tony Ross, and Quentin Blake.
- Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
- 1966
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl is a story about a girl with a magic finger. She lives next door to the Gregg family who like to hunt for fun and this makes her very angry. She doesn’t think it’s right for people to hunt animals for fun and when she gets angry, her finger takes control.
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Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about the story of a girl with a magic finger that can change people and animals. Find out what the magic finger represents, how the story was written, and what happens to the Gregg family.
The "Magic Finger" is an ability she has that activates inadvertently whenever she gets intensely angry: the finger shoots out a beam of energy that apparently seeks out whoever has...
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- Lewis Kirk
A girl with magic powers turns her neighbors into ducks after they hunt and kill animals. The ducks become human again when the girl promises to stop using her finger.
The Magic Finger is a children's story published by Roald Dahl in 1966. Different editions were illustrated by William Pene du Bois, Tony Ross, and Quentin Blake. The story is about an unnamed eight-year-old girl who hates hunting, particularly from the neighbouring Gregg family.
Jan 22, 2009 · When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems….
- Roald Dahl
