Dahl’s books, with their mischievous children, strange beasts and often beastly adults, have sold more than 300 million copies and continue to be read by children worldwide.

Roald Dahl's books are the inspiration behind many hit movies. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Matilda" and "The BFG" and others have translated to the big screen.

“Roald Dahl books published by Penguin Young Readers and distributed in the U.S. are the editions that have existed for years and do not reflect the recent editorial changes made in U.K. editions.

Dahl’s 17 kids’ books will be published later this year in their original form as “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection," the company said.

“I think if Roald Dahl was around, you would be hearing what he thinks about that. Whatever he is, whatever he’s accused of being, there’s a lot of truth there. But the books are the books.

A patron returned three Roald Dahl books to a library in Ontario nearly 40 years overdue in a bid to avoid a $1,000 fee. The Parry Sound Public Library in Ontario, Canada, welcomed Roald Dahl’s ...