Puffin Modern Classics Matilda, (Paperback)

from mich_yms

Matilda is an extraordinary girl. She was already able to speak perfectly at the age of one and a half, and by the time she was five, she's read more classic books than I have! It's just too bad her parents don't see her strengths and abilities. Having a wretched father doesn't help much, and I j...

from ktextor

This story of a little girl not fitting in is amazing! Roald Dahl is phenomenal and I always love reading this story. A little girl is born into a family that doesn't care about reading books, eduction or family the way that she does. When she finally get to go to school she has the nicest teache...

from abbylibrarian

Matilda was one of my favorite books as a kid and I've loved rediscovering it through the audio recording. I forgot just how good it is! Matilda is a spunky first-grader, proving that you don't need to be able to reach the kitchen cabinets to start standing up to The Man. The partially voiced nar...

from BolstlerJ

Matilda by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake is the winner of the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award (UK 1988) and was voted "Nation's Favorite Children's Book" in BBC Bookworm Poll (UK 1998). Matilda is an extremely gifted young girl; before she even starts school she has ta...

from bestwhensimple

Roald Dahl is my favorite children's book author for many reasons, namely Matilda. Dahl crafted a magical story about an ignored child who manages to use her mind (literally!) to get herself out of a horrible familial situation. In the process, she helps out Miss Honey and triumphs over The Trunc...