The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design & cover look. These books gave Matilda a hopeful & comforting message: you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. But her parents have decided she’s just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading & stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten & awful & should be locked up. Now it’s time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, & show them just how extraordinary children can be... The text in this edition of Matilda was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.