ROALD DAHL

MATILDA
Salaspils Secondary School N. 1
Form 10B
Madara Vanaga
Book presentation
School Year 2020 / 2021
 ABOUT AUTHOR-
ROALD DAHL
• 1916-1990
• Born in Wales of Norwegian parents.
• British novelist, screenwriter, poet, and
wartime fighter, pilot.
• At the age of 26 started writing books, at the
age of 44 started writing books for children.
• Father of 5 children. His wife- Patricia Neal
 Published in 1 October 1988

Book pages- 232

ABOUT THE
BOOK
Digital book pages- 83

Genre- Children's literature, Fantasy

THE PLOT OF THE
BOOK/
DESCRIPTION OF
THE MAIN
CHARACTERS
5 – 7 QUOTATIONS
1. Matildas parent hatred towards Matilda- ( They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda, and the
parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. A scab is something you have to put up with
until the time comes when you can pick it off and flick it away.) - digital book page 2
2. Matildas powers- ("Tip it!" she whispered again. "Tip it over!" Once more the glass wobbled.)- digital book page 56
3. About Miss Honey- ‘(Miss Jennifer Honey was a mild and quiet person who never raised her voice and was seldom
seen to smile, but there is no doubt she possessed that rare gift for being adored by every small child under her
care.)- digital book page 20
4. About Miss Trunchbull- (She was a gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of
the pupils and teachers alike.)- digital book page 21
5. Matilas fast ability to learn (By the time she was three, Matilda had taught herself to read by studying newspapers
and magazines that lay around the house.)- digital book page 3
6. Matildas pranks (Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to
squeeze a line of glue very neatly all round the inside rim of the hat.)- digital book page 9
I N T E R E S T I N G FA C T S A B O U T
T H E B O O K , S T O RY, A U T H O R ,
ETC

• Film directed based on the book by

Danny DeVito- Matilda (1996 film)
• R. Dahls books were inspired by the
people and things around him
• R. Dahl participated in WWII
• Dahl invented over 250 new words
MY OPINION ABOUT THE BOOK
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/wales/articles/the-best-
books-by-roald-dahl-you-should-read/
• https://www.roalddahl.com/blog/2015/august/five-fantastic-facts-about-m
atilda
• https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/about
• http://shrani.si/f/v/bt/444QamZo/matilda.pdf