When I was a child I had the joy of discovering a great author Roald Dahl. I think I have read every book he ever wrote many of them more than once. I had packed my collection away in a box and had been storing it in the basement till recently when my daughter came across it and asked if she could have all the books. Of course I told her yes. Now over the past few weeks she has been reading them and I saw so much joy in her eyes as she read them I thought I would read them again for old time sakes.

Poor Charlie he lives next door to the chocolate factory. Every day he wakes to the smells of chocolate and other sweets. Always just out of reach. Charlie has only one dream in his life and that is to go into the chocolate factory that is next door he knows that will never happen because it has been years since any one has gone into the factory. The chocolate goes out but no one ever goes in. That is till now.

Wonka has put golden tickets into a few select bars of chocolate and sent them out to the world. Now every one is on a mad dash to get a golden ticket. Will Charlie get a golden ticket? His birthday is just around the corner. Who knows what the future holds.

As I read this book I was many times filled with emotion. It was a heartfelt read that I was able to connect with Charlie and his family and feel their anguish over being so poor but yet the love they shared made everything else ok. I enjoy the message that you do not need to be rich to be happy.

I have to say that this is a book and a story that is a very easy read. You can easily loose your self in the story as you put the pictures in your mind to the words in the book. There were many times that I found my self laughing out loud and my family looking at me like I had lost my mind. There were many parts of this book that brought a smile to my face.

As this was my favorite book when I was younger I was thrilled that my daughter wanted to read it. I would recommend this book for children 10 years old and up. I must be a child at heart because I have to say that this is still one of my favorite books. I have no problem saying that this is really a book that is good for all ages to either be read or to read from. I really enjoy the story and the characters bring a smile to my face as I run them through my head.