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GALLERY: Aberdeenshire pupils’ wondercrump art for Roald Dahl Day

By Nicola Sinclair
Today is Roald Dahl Day and pupils across Aberdeenshire took part in our arty challenge to celebrate the beloved author.
Today is Roald Dahl Day and pupils across Aberdeenshire took part in our arty challenge to celebrate the beloved author.

Today is Roald Dahl Day and pupils across Aberdeenshire took part in our arty challenge to celebrate the beloved author.

We received hundreds of submissions from schools. See if you can spot any familiar names or future award-winning artists in our gallery below.

Some will feature in a special print supplement in the future.

And be sure to browse submissions from elsewhere in the patch.

Without further delay, here are some of the north-east’s best young artists’ Roald Dahl Day tributes.

Roald Dahl Day Aberdeenshire: Banchory-Devenick School

Reece, age 6. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Matilda.”
Sarah Shaw, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Twits.”
Jarvis, age 6. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “James and the Giant Peach.”
Mumbi Ngala, age 7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Fantastic Mr Fox.”
Lily, age 6. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Enormous Crocodile.”
Natalie, age 10. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Thomas, age 7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Zoe, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Matilda.”
Ray, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”
Olivia, age 5. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”
Callie, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”
Ethan Jarvis, age 10. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Twits.”
Aidan, age 6. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Harris, age 7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Fantastic Mr Fox.”
Lana, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Twits.”
Eilidh Maclean, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Matilda.”
Jarvis, age 8. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Witches.”
Leda Soo, age 10. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Matilda.”
Alana, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”

Roald Dahl Day Aberdeenshire: Crathes Primary School

Grace, age 8. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Fred Foster, P4. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Fantastic Mr Fox.”
Lucy, age 8. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Matilda.”
Emilia, age 7.
Shaneice, age 9. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “George’s Marvellous Medicine.”
Isla, age 8. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”

 

Alessa, age 8.
Isla, age 9.
Archie, age 8.
Freya, age 8. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Magic Finger.”

Torphins Primary School

Hannah Donohue, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”
Beth McDonald, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Magnus Evans, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Emily Dick, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”
Lewis Spence, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me.”
Zara Michie, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Sofia Duff, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Mazie Anderson, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Alexander Argyle, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The BFG.”
Logan McCutcheon, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “The Gremlins.”
Joshua Sims, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Theo Gray, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Lewis Riach, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Ishbel Baikie, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Lucy Lane, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.”
Scarlet Anderson, P6/7. Favourite Roald Dahl book: Loves them all!

Cullen Primary School

P4 at Cullen Primary School all created lovely “James And The Giant Peach” collages. Shown here is one by Asia, whose favourite Roald Dahl book is “The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me.” Well done, Cullen Primary School.

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