Charlie Bucket lives in poverty with his parents and grandparents in a town which is home to a world-famous chocolate … See more

Dahl's widow said that Charlie was originally written as "a little black boy though this thought to be a falsehood." Dahl's biographer said the change to a white character was driven by Dahl's agent, who though… See more

In a 2006 list for the Royal Society of Literature, author J. K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter books) named Charlie and the Chocolate Factory among her top ten books that every child should read. A fan of the book si… See more

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has frequently been adapted for other media, including games, radio, the screen, and stage, most often as plays or musicals for children – often titled Willy Wonka or Willy Wonka, Jr. … See more