I’ve never heard of #3, Roald Dahl.
Dahl is most famous for his dark comedic children’s books. One can argue his most well-known work is “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.
Really? It was a staple growing up in the 80s for me.
He wrote the children’s favorite,”James and the Giant Peach”.
Believe a movie was made from the book in the past ten years.
Why would he make the list? Woah.
“ Roald Dahl[a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent.[1][2] His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.[3] Dahl has been called “one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century”.[4]”
Although I have read all of his famous works.
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fantastic Mr Fox
Danny, the Champion of the World
George’s Marvellous Medicine
The BFG
The Witches
Matilda
Interesting man. RAF officer and later did liaison work in DC during the war. Married actress Patricia Neal. Wrote many children's stories which have also been adapted into animated and live action films.
But probably not in print form.
Think movies.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG, Matilda, The Witches all were movies based on his books.