Matilda - Roald Dahl's best-loved story - is an unbelievable 25 years old yet it's as fresh, funny and poignant as when it was first published in 1988. The story of a child genius, it has been adapted into film and, most recently, a hugely successful, award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
*Features lyrics from a brand-new song by Tim Minchin - written especially for the new Matilda the Musical film!*Read it before you see the film - hitting cinemas in October, and starring Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham and Lashana Lynch.These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone.Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.Her parents have decided she is a waste of space.And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up.But it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . .
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*Features lyrics from a brand-new song by Tim Minchin - written especially for the new Matilda the Musical film!*Read it before you see the film - hitting cinemas in October, and starring Emma Thompson, Stephen Graham and Lashana Lynch.These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone.Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.Her parents have decided she is a waste of space.And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up.But it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . .
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Matilda and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-12 years old
Matilda features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, School Stories, Fantasy / Magical, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Film & TV Tie-ins, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Special features and related items
Hardback, CD-Audio, Paperback, Ebook, Paperback (b Format). £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Matilda was written by Roald Dahl and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Matilda has 358 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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