Matilda is a 1988 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published by Jonathan Cape. The story features Matilda Wormwood, a precocious child with an uncaring mother and father, and her time in a school run by the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.

'Matilda' is one of Roald Dahl's most popular children's novels in the contemporary period. It was published in 1988 to great critical acclaim. 'Matilda' has remained an evergreen phenomenon, with a film adaptation being released in 1996.

Matilda is a young child-genius who has the misfortune of living with parents and an older brother who care neither for her nor her unique abilities. Instead, their only focus is watching the television, playing Bingo or cheating others.

Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl. She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) year old girl who has a passion for reading books.

Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.

Matilda Wormwood (adoptive name; Matilda Honey) is the titular protagonist of the 1988 novel and 1996 film adaptation of the same name, and the 2022 musical film adaptation. Baby - Can spell out names. One and a half years old - Linguistic …

Matilda Wormwood is a gifted girl with unpleasant parents. From a young age she can speak like an adult. Since her parents don’t pay much attention to her, Matilda teaches herself to read. Before she has even been to elementary school, she …

Matilda is a girl of unusual precocity, who is incredibly intelligent but often ill-treated by her father or neglected by her mother. In retaliation, she pulls pranks such as gluing her father's hat to his head, hiding a parrot in the chimney to simulate a burglar or a ghost, as well as secretly bleaching her father's hair.

Matilda is a classic children’s novel by author Roald Dahl, published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape and adapted into a movie in 1996. The story is about a brilliant nine-year-old girl with extraordinary powers, who uses her genius to take revenge on her abusive parents, and later to fight back against the tyrannical principal of her school.

‘Matilda’ is the last long children’s book written by Roald Dahl in his lifetime. The book revolves around a precocious young girl named Matilda and the battles she faces against the bullies in her life. The book was published to near-universal acclaim in 1988 and won the Children’s Book Award soon after.