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Billy and the Minpins (illustrated by Quentin Blake)

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Billy and the Minpins (illustrated by Quentin Blake) by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake, and Quentin Blake

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By Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake, and Quentin Blake

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A BRAND-NEW EDITION, ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Billy’s mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond.

So, one day, that’s exactly what he does!

There he meets the Minpins, tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks.

They live in fear of the terrible, galloping GRUNCHER. Will it gobble Billy too – or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast?

Reviews

25 Sep 2025

Funny and good vocab for young readers to be exposed to.

09 Sep 2025

I like it because Billy sees the Gruncher and he climbs up the tree and sees the minpins!

31 Aug 2025

At the end of the book it gave me a word invented by roald Dahl
And it misadventures wonder crump,underneath it said it meant wonderful and marvelous so this book was WONDERCRUMP

25 Aug 2025

I liked the adventure little Billy goes with the minpins.

21 Aug 2025

I thought it was funny because when Billy had to get rid of a monster that wants to eat them, he did it flying on a goose. I would recommend the book.

16 Aug 2025

It had a good story

16 Aug 2025

I like Billy and the minpins because I like that young Billy can ride on a swan

12 Aug 2025

I gave it a 3 because it was a bit too short and I would have liked it to be longer. I would also liked to have seen more bad guys. Don Mini was my favourite character in the book because he was very tiny. I recommend this book for children aged 5-7 years old.

10 Aug 2025

This was a nice easy read

24 Jul 2025

I think that Quentin Blake is a fantastic illustrator and I enjoyed the story and the pictures were amazing. My favourite part in this story is when Billy meets the Don Mini and let's him see thier old fashioned rooms. I would recommend this story to readers who like bloodthirsty wild beasts.

22 Jul 2025

It is really interesting and makes you curious

03 Feb 2025

Amazing work and great pictures

21 Jan 2025

This book is about a boy called Billy. He wanted to go to the forest and then he suddenly met the minpins. Something wanted to get and Billy helped the minpins.

I would ask my friends to read it because it is a good book to read.

It is a fiction book.

08 Sep 2024

This was a very funny story and I loved the fact that there was a secret world with a hidden community of Minpins! I liked how Swan took Billy all over the world and magical places that are later featured in other Roald Dahl books!

30 Aug 2024

My favourite part was when Billy was flying in the swan

28 Aug 2024

I really like billy and the minpins and I like it because it was funny how billy’s mum called Billy name and the minpins were realy kind when he whent in the forest.

22 Aug 2024

My favourite character is Billy because he was brave and he went to forest of sin. I also liked the Minpins as they were so tiny.

20 Aug 2024

Beware! Beware! The forest of sin! None go out, but many come in!
Billy has never know outside the garden gate. He wants to explore the WORLD! But, he doesn't know how much magic is right in front of him......

16 Aug 2024

My favorite character is Don Mini because he can speak every language.
This book is about little Billy's Mum is very strict with little Billy's behavior. The things that little Billy is not allowed to do excitingly to little Billy and the thing that little Billy heard the Devil whispering to him, the Devil saying do not listen to your mom. It is easy to get out just climb out of the window then walk out of the gate and explore the forest of sin. that's why he met the Minpins.

09 Aug 2024

I liked this book as it was very surprising and unusual it interested me because i made me wonder if the minpins were real and made me imagine so much more i would recommend this to someone who has a really big imagination my favourite character was Don Mini

25 Jul 2024

I would recommend this book. I liked the weird creature that breathed red smoke out of its nostrils and no one knew what it looked like

23 Jul 2024

I don't recommend reading the start of this story. It's a bit scary and talks about the devil - which scares me! Otherwise the rest of the book was good and the minpins where my fav characters.

09 Feb 2024

This book is amazing and filled with
great things. I read this book twice.

25 Jan 2024

This was really funny

25 Jan 2024

Well I loved this book because in it says that Little Billy was riding a magnificent swan his personal private ride whenever he wants to at night . And the minpins are so lovely!!!

17 Sep 2023

I like this book

05 Sep 2023

My favourite character is Billy. He meets the minpins. And he defeats the gruncher.

02 Sep 2023

I love Roald Dahl books so I loved Billy and the minpins too. It is a fiction book because it is a made up story. My favourite character was Don Mini because he is caring to Billy. I would definitely recommend it because it is my favourite Roald Dahl book I've read so far.

30 Aug 2023

This book was really creatively written. My favourite character was Little Billy because he rode a swan, that was also my favourite part in the story. I would personally recommend this book to children my age.

20 Aug 2023

I liked the creative creatures

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