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Matilda
The Roald Dahl Series (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- Daisy Ridley
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date
- 8 February 2024
- Run Time
- 4 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering
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What to expect
This audio edition of Matilda is narrated by Daisy Ridley (Star Wars, Peter Rabbit), and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects.
The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers.
These books gave Matilda a hopeful and 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 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 . . .
© 1988 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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Details
- Author
- Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
- Narrator
- Daisy Ridley
- Duration
- 4 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9780241678787
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering
Synopsis
This audio edition of Matilda is narrated by Daisy Ridley (Star Wars, Peter Rabbit), and is bursting with fantabulous sound effects.The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers.These books gave Matilda a hopeful and 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 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 . . .© 1988 The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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