Your child has torn through Dahl and wants that same feeling again — the wicked streak, the belly laughs, the awful grown-ups getting their comeuppance. There's only so much Dahl, but the flavor lives on in other hands. This trail lines up six books that scratch the same itch, from a laugh-out-loud romp to a big, clever adventure to grow into.
Dahl's magic was a specific blend: broad comedy, a genuine dark streak, cartoonishly dreadful adults, and a child who wins in the end. No single writer replaces him, so this trail spreads the flavor across six. It opens with the closest living match, Walliams, then works from the silliest and lightest toward the meatier and more intense, so a child can climb from a quick funny read to a proper 485-page adventure without a jolt.