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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
The illustrator of the original artwork is a man called Quentin Blake. This is the first I have heard of his illustrations being replaced and I am disgusted. Blake illustarted all of dahl's books.
Actually this is not quite correct. Quentin Blake and Roald Dahl did not first partner up until "The Enormous Crocodile" which was published in 1976. Now, I have the Charlie books that feature Quentin's drawings, but they were later editions. (Gasp! Going back and revising initial works to match what you discover later in life? Sounds like Lucas!) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was initially published in 1964 and I distinctly recall different artwork in my older sister's copy while we were growing up. This predates the Quentin artwork (which, I guess, dates me as well).
Quentin has illustrated some Dr. Seuss books as well. Very different visual style, with lots of water colors. I have a couple of these as well.
And just to set the record straight, I have a kid who reads a lot ... I wouldn't have remembered any of these details three years ago. But they're fresh on my brain once again because we become kids-at-heart through having kids of our own. I just hope he stays into books and eschews video games and TV. You know, so he'll know what words like eschew mean.