Roald Dahl & His ‘Revolting’ Cinderella Poem

By Maryann Yin 

Happy National Poetry Month! Roald Dahl‘s prose will soon grace breakfast tables in the UK, but here’s a taste of his poetic side.

We’ve dug up this video of Timothy West and Prunella Scales reading Dahl’s version of Cinderella from his poetry collection, Revolting Rhymes. It also features illustrations by Quentin Blake.

What Dahl quote would you like to see on a cereal box?

Roald Dahl & His ‘Revolting’ Cinderella Poem