Oh, they are defending the cover:
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28703254
Quote:
Members of the public reacted angrily when the new edition - part of the Penguin Modern Classics range - was revealed on Wednesday.
The cover was deemed "misleading" and "creepy". Author Giles Paley-Phillips said it looked "more like Lolita".
But Penguin said it stressed "the light and the dark aspects" of Dahl's work.
"This design is in recognition of the book's extraordinary cultural impact and is one of the few children's books to be featured in the Penguin Modern Classics list.
"This new image for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory looks at the children at the centre of the story, and highlights the way Roald Dahl's writing manages to embrace both the light and the dark aspects of life," said a statement from Penguin.
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I wasn't aware Roald Dahl's books had pedophile bait as aspects.
I'll have to keep it in mind next time I watch MATILDA.
And of course, the just provided fodder for an episode of LAW AND ORDER: SVU.
Maybe a three parter.