Matilda是個聰明又愛唸書的小女孩，可惜她生錯了家庭，他的父母兄長粗鄙不堪，從不認為看書對未來有任何的好處。Matilda好不容易才爭取到上學的機會，沒想到學校的校長竟是個恐怖專制的女魔頭。無意中，Matilda發現自己有魔力且看聰明的小魔女如何運用自己的超能力，幫助老師、朋友及家人度過各種難關！Roald Dahl擅長用淺顯的文字生動地描繪人物及事件，閱讀起來流暢、風趣且沒有壓力。如果你對其改編的電影《小魔女》印象深刻，更應該看看原著是如何運用文字及想像力，創造出如此鮮活的人物。
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFGMatilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she''s just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It''ll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it "Matilda will surely go straight to children''s hearts." --The New York Times Book Review