Roald Dahl s much-loved Matilda, now in a stunning large paperback format with Quentin Blake s original illustrations in full colour. 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 and stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. Now it s time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . .