Publisher Walks Back Woke Censoring of Roald Dahl’s Classic Stories, Will Release Original Text as Well

After backlash, Puffin, a book publisher, announced that it will retract its woke rewrites Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books.

Earlier This weekThe Roald Dahl Story Co, which manages the works by the British author, has announced some changes to his classic stories for children, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “The BFG,” Among others. After a tremendous backlash from readers, commentators and others who loved Dahl’s stories. Puffin was announced It would also release original texts and woke updates.

“At Puffin we have proudly published Roald Dahl’s stories for more than forty years in partnership with the Roald Dahl Story Company,” Francesca Dow, Puffin’s managing director, said this. “Their mischievous spirit and his unique storytelling genius have delighted the imaginations of readers across many generations. We’ve listened to the debate over the past week which has reaffirmed the extraordinary power of Roald Dahl’s books and the very real questions around how stories from another era can be kept relevant for each new generation.”

“As a children’s publisher, our role is to share the magic of stories with children with the greatest thought and care. Roald Dahl’s fantastic books are often the first stories young children will read independently, and taking care for the imaginations and fast-developing minds of young readers is both a privilege and a responsibility. We also recognise the importance of keeping Dahl’s classic texts in print. By making both Puffin and Penguin versions available, we are offering readers the choice to decide how they experience Roald Dahl’s magical, marvellous stories.”

The total number of 17 titles that will be published includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox, James and The Giant Peach: The Witches, These and many other items. Books will also include “archive material relevant to each of the stories,” According to the press release. They will be made available in the second half of this year.

Puffin had earlier this week announced its collaboration with the Roald Dahl Stories Co., which manages trademarks and copyrights. This collaboration allowed for hundreds of modifications to Dahl’s original works to be made in order to not offend anyone. The Roald Dahl Story Co. admitted they had worked with Inclusive Minds, which monitors children’s literature for inclusion, diversity, and accessibility, The Washington Post reported. The UK Telegraph The editors made hundreds of changes over the years. This list was published. Some lines have been modified, others have had words or phrases added, sometimes in cases that were not permitted. “ensure that it can continue to be enjoyed by all today.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP

The backlash to the woke revisions was quick and fierce. It included none other that Camilla the Queen Consort. Ben Shapiro, editor emeritus at Daily Wire, summarized much of Tuesday’s reaction to the move. “Rewriting Roald Dahl to remove the nastiness and meanness removes half the charm of the books,” Shapiro Tweet. “The whole point of the books is that the world is filled with nastiness and meanness, and children have to learn to navigate it in adventurous ways.”

Shapiro Daily Wire co-hosts Matt Walsh Brett Cooper Also, they podcasted comments on the news.