Publisher Walks Back Woke Rewrites Of Roald Dahl’s Classic Stories, Will Release Original Text As Well

Puffin Book Publisher has announced a walkback after backlash of its woke revisions of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books.

Earlier This weekRoald Dahl Story company, which oversees the British author’s works, announced that there were changes to the classic stories for children. “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “James and the Giant Peach,” And “The BFG,” Among others. After a tremendous backlash from readers, commentators and others who loved Dahl’s stories. Puffin is announced It would also release original texts and woke updates.

“At Puffin we have proudly published Roald Dahl’s stories for more than forty years in partnership with the Roald Dahl Story Company,” Francesca Dow, Puffin’s managing director, said this. “Their mischievous spirit and his unique storytelling genius have delighted the imaginations of readers across many generations. We’ve listened to the debate over the past week which has reaffirmed the extraordinary power of Roald Dahl’s books and the very real questions around how stories from another era can be kept relevant for each new generation.”

“As a children’s publisher, our role is to share the magic of stories with children with the greatest thought and care. Roald Dahl’s fantastic books are often the first stories young children will read independently, and taking care for the imaginations and fast-developing minds of young readers is both a privilege and a responsibility. We also recognise the importance of keeping Dahl’s classic texts in print. By making both Puffin and Penguin versions available, we are offering readers the choice to decide how they experience Roald Dahl’s magical, marvellous stories.”

There will be seventeen titles published, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory., Matilda, The BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox, James and The Giant Peach, The Witches, These and many other items. These books will also contain “archive material relevant to each of the stories,” The press release said that. They will be made available in the second half of this year.

Puffin had earlier this week announced its collaboration with the Roald Dahl Stories Co., which manages trademarks and copyrights. This collaboration allowed for hundreds of modifications to Dahl’s original works to be made in order to not offend anyone. The Roald Dahl Story Co. admitted they had worked with Inclusive Minds, which monitors children’s literature for inclusion, diversity, and accessibility, The Washington Post reported. The UK Telegraph A list of hundreds of changes made over the years by editors was published. Some lines have been modified, others have had words or phrases added, sometimes in cases that were not permitted. “ensure that it can continue to be enjoyed by all today.”

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The backlash against the woke rewrites were swift and fierce and included no other than Camilla the Queen Consort. Ben Shapiro (emeritus editor Daily Wire) summarized many of the reactions to Tuesday’s move. “Rewriting Roald Dahl to remove the nastiness and meanness removes half the charm of the books,” Shapiro Tweet. “The whole point of the books is that the world is filled with nastiness and meanness, and children have to learn to navigate it in adventurous ways.”

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