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Matilda

quite possibly the most read Roald Dahl book
Dutch language, English language, Reading Book, Classic, and Exciting
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Matilda
Author: Roald Dahl
illustrator Quentin Blake
Original language: English
Published: October 1988
Publishers: Penguin Random House
ISBN13: 9780670824397
Price: € 15.07
Age: 8 up to and including 12 years

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Every year in December we read Matilda by Roald Dahl to the mini-monsters. To varying but often to the same little listeners. Some are a little younger than 8 years old but all find the book terrific.
 
It is such a funny, exciting and touching story, what an awesome writer Roald Dahl was! Worldwide, his books have been translated and they are devoured by children of all nationalities. His black sense of humor is boundless and perfectly understood by children.
 
Matilda is a very special girl and that's very fortunate! In the dysfunctional family in which she grows up she learns to care for herself very early on and in school it is not much better. But at the end of the book thankfully everything turns out well for Matilda.
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The brilliantly, funny black and white illustrations are by Sir Quentin Blake, who was Roald Dahl's regular illustrator. It was no coincidence, because Quentin Blake's drawings fit perfectly with the sarcastic, horrible characters who make children's lives miserable. His art work adds a lot to the stories!

Besides reading the book, we also watch the DVD, which is just as funny as the book. Over the years it has become a tradition, book & movie, for our snazzie mini-monsters. A tradition we love dearly!

Three eternal radiant stars for Matilda, from the mini-monsters and their readers!