“Words matter,” begins the notice at the bottom of the copyright page of Puffin’s latest editions of Roald Dahl’s books ... In “The Witches,” a section saying witches are bald ...

“Fat,” “ugly,” “crazy” and even “female” — these are some of the words that have been controversially scrubbed from Roald Dahl ... “witches.” Another example from that book ...

"In The Witches ... attack last summer, wrote on Twitter, "Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship." Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. Puffin Books and the ...

A reference in “The Witches ... last year, said the changes were unwarranted. “Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship,” Mr. Rushdie wrote on Twitter. “Puffin Books ...

Fat, ugly and flabby are among the hundreds of words that have been removed from Roald Dahl’s children ... other details including a book’s cover and page layout. “Our guiding principle ...

New editions of classic 20th century children’s books ... Roald Dahl — such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Matilda,” “The Witches ...

EXCLUSIVE: There’s some seriously scary stuff going on at London’s National Theatre as the venue prepares for a musical version of Roald Dahl’s The Witches that will feature book and lyrics ...

Dahl’s books are being rewritten to remove language considered offensive, with the word “fat” being removed in every instance, it emerged last week ... In The Witches (where witches wear ...

"Puffin and the Roald Dahl Story Company have really missed a trick here. They could have had a much more positive impact by adding a page of thoughtful questions at the end of each book.

In "Witches ... injured last year at an event in New York state, tweeted news of Penguin's change of heart on Friday with the words "Penguin Books back down after Roald Dahl backlash!" ...

By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer The Roald Dahl ... books written years ago, it’s not unusual to review the language used alongside updating other details including a book’s cover and page ...