Matilda at 30: Chief Executive of the British Library

Nov 17, 2024 10:48 AM

Author:Roald Dahl,Quentin Blake

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The original, magical story with a brand new cover from Quentin Blake!

October 2018 marked 30 years since Matilda was published! This brand new jacket comes with a never-before-seen illustration of Matilda as the Chief Executive of the British Library- one of the careers that Quentin Blake himself has imagined that Matilda might have at 30 years old.

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Reunite with some of the greatest (and most ghastly) characters in history!

Matilda Wormwood

A remarkable child with a magical mind.

Miss Honey

The kindest, cleverest and most caring teacher.

Mr and Mrs Wormwood

Matilda's parents - liars, swindlers and TV addicts.

Miss Trunchbull

Headmistress of Crunchem Hall and the world's biggest bully.

Bruce Bogtrotter

Chocolate-cake-eating extraordinaire!

These are just some of the unforgettable characters from this classic story by the world's number one storyteller - now with a brand-new cover design from Quentin Blake to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the publication of Matilda.

Also available:

Matilda at 30: Astrophysicist

Matilda at 30: World Traveller

Reviews

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them... a perfect marriage of word and picture.

—— Philip Pullman

It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.

—— Lauren Child

Beautiful words. Anarchic illustrations. Tove Jansson is a genius.

—— Jenny Downham

Nadia Shireen's Billy and the Beast celebrates the experience of those often left out of picture books, with its brave brown heroine and the outrageous array of props she stores in her huge cloud of hair. Lively, energetic, full of well-timed humour (and a sidekick called Fatcat), it's a great story for everyone, especially those not used to seeing themselves centre stage.

—— The Guardian

These are the most brilliant, beautiful and silly picture-books out there at the moment. Little doorways of joy.

—— Caitlin Moran

A gripping piece of fantasy

—— Parabatai Reviews

Bloody, fast paced and adventurous

—— She Loves to Read

It snares your attention, and keeps it

—— Faerie on the Shelf

Sally Green has fully captured me with this new series

—— This Booky Place

A magical adventure that practically explodes off the page

—— Teach Primary

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