# Roald Dahl's books ranked

Dahl's children's books and memoirs ordered by reader votes and ratings: Charlie, Matilda and The BFG on top, the late picture books further down.

- 98 votes · 18 items
- Mar 18, 2026 · vinylhead_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/2382/roald-dahl-s-books-ranked

## Top 18

1. **Charlie and the Chocolate Factory** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — 1964. Five golden tickets and Willy Wonka.
2. **Matilda** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 1988. A brilliant girl against Miss Trunchbull.
3. **The BFG** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1982. A dream-catching giant and Sophie.
4. **The Witches** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 1983. A boy turned into a mouse by the Grand High Witch.
5. **Going Solo** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1986. His adventures in Africa and as a wartime pilot.
6. **The Enormous Crocodile** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1978. A greedy crocodile with clever tricks.
7. **Fantastic Mr Fox** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1970. A fox outwits three nasty farmers.
8. **James and the Giant Peach** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1961. A journey inside a giant peach.
9. **Boy** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1984. His memoir of childhood and school.
10. **The Magic Finger** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1966. A girl's angry finger punishes hunters.
11. **The Twits** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1980. A revolting couple and their revenge-seeking monkeys.
12. **Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1972. The Wonka sequel goes to space.
13. **The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1985. A window-cleaning company of animals.
14. **The Minpins** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1991. Tiny people living in trees; his last book.
15. **Danny, the Champion of the World** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 1975. A boy and his father poach pheasants.
16. **Esio Trot** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1990. A shy man's tortoise-swapping love plan.
17. **The Gremlins** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 1943. His first children's book, usually ranked last.
18. **George's Marvellous Medicine** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 1981. A homemade potion for a horrible grandma.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.