Introduction
'A five-year-old girl is reading books by Dickens and Hemingway,' said
Miss Honey. 'Aren't you excited?'
'Not specially,' said Mrs Wormwood. 'A pretty face is more important
than books for a girl, Miss Hunky . .. '
Matilda is a very clever little girl. She reads all the books in the
local library before she even starts school. She can multiply big
numbers in her head quickly. But her parents aren't interested in
her. They like money and TV, and they don't like books!
Matilda starts school late. (Her parents forgot to send her.) Her
teacher is Miss Honey, and she is the best teacher in the world.
The head teacher is Miss Trunchbull. She is the worst teacher in
the world and she hates children!
Mara Wilson as Matilda