Synopses & Reviews
“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda!
Matilda is a
sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she’s just a
nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face
Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is
attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable
power with which to fight back. It’ll take a superhuman genius to give
Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do
it!
Review
"Roald Dahl has done it again....Matilda will surely go straight to children's hearts." The New York Times Book Review
Review
"It's a quirky tale that's delightfully Dahl." Children's Literature
Review
"A love letter to the joys of reading and the possibility of being yourself, even when your family thinks you very strange." The Telegraph
Review
"There could hardly be a better heroine for today's children. She is super-intelligent and a voracious reader of challenging literature." The Times (UK)
Review
"Sheer delight! Roald Dahl at his best." The Scotsman
Review
"I read Matilda for the first time when I was 38 and I was rolling on the floor. Roald Dahl is like a cool teenager. The coolest." Parent's Choice
Synopsis
Now reissued Dahl's tale of a sweet five-year-old little girl with extraordinary mental powers that she uses to teach her school's evil head mistress a lesson she'll never forget.
About the Author
Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best-loved children's book authors of all time. He died in 1990 in Oxford, England, at the age of 74.
Quentin Blake has illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books. The Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom, he teaches illustration at the Royal College of Art in London.