In Roald Dahl’s famous children’s book, James and the Giant Peach, the Cloud-Men have become Cloud-People. In The Witches, there are no longer any old hags – only old crows. These are just two of the hundreds of changes that have been made to the author’s stories by publisher Puffin.
Dahl’s books are being rewritten to remove language considered offensive, with the word “fat” being removed in every instance, it emerged last week.
