Hello! Today I am going to talk about a book. Yes. We all have a favorite book. My favorite book is Matilda. The author is Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. You will hear about Roald Dahl later. Matilda is a highly gifted child and she adored reading.However, the only book in the house was her mother’s book.It was called Easy Cooking. She learnt all the recipes very easily.Oh by the way, my mother bought an entire series. First I did not want to read the books because they were very thick but some were thin. I read the thin books first. These are all the books I read that week.
The Enormous Crocodile, George’s Marvelous Medicine, The Twits, Then It Was Thicker, Witches, Charlie’s Chocolate Factory but the ultimate one was MATILDA
Matilda was so engrossing that I finished the book in one day!
The characters were Mr. and Mrs Wormwood who hated almost everything about Matilda,
The cruel and strong Headmistress, Miss Trunchbull,
Michel who was just a normal boy and Matilda’s elder sibling,
Miss Honey who was very fascinated by Matilda,
Amanda Thripp who should have a few broken bones now,
Fred, the person that helped Matilda in one of her plans for revenge,
Last but not least, Lavender who got Matilda in trouble.
When Matilda was one and a half, she was basically an adult.When she was three years old she could read (I don’t think any of us knew how to read.).When she was four she could read fast. All of this did not astonish Mr and Mrs Wormwood.
One fine day Matilda asked her father for a book. Matilda’s father shouted why she wanted a book. This answer will baffle us for a while as the reason why you buy a book is to read. So Matilda said I want to read. Matilda’s father said you are getting spoiled. Matilda is not spoiled. She should be praised. So, she went to the library on her own to read.In a few weeks Matilda finished all of the children’s books.The she asked Mrs Phelps, the librarian where the adults books were. Mrs Phelps who was wondering about Matilda showed where the adult books were. Matilda told Mrs Phelps that she likes the author Charles Dickens.In the next six months, Matilda had finished 14 adult books
Now we are going to talk about the author
Roald Dahl is a very famous author. He has written a variety of books and two books are about himself. The two books are BOY and GOING SOLO. Roald Dahl also said “If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. He also donates ten percent of all Roald Dahl income to charity. You should look at the last page. It will always have a word invented by Roald Dahl. One word invented by Roald Dahl is FIZZWIGGLER. It means someone who is fierce.
The part I like most is when Matilda does telekinesis. She used on Miss Trunchbull the Headmistress.Miss Trunchbull thought she put a creature in a jug of water on a table. She was scolded for no reason. Matilda was told to admit that she was the one. Matilda did not admit.Then, she used her telekinesis power to tip the glass over. Miss Trubchbull was screaming like crazy. Miss Trunchbull bellowed to Matilda that she was the rascal that tipped the glass. Matilda did not admit. Instead she said ask anyone you like. They will say I did not move. All the students said Matilda did not do it! Miss Trunchbull looked at Miss Honey. She said “You must have seen everything!Tell me who did it!” Miss Honey replied “I will vouch for everybody that everybody are at their desks sitting like a statue except one person(I will not say who it is because you will have to read the book to find out) who is standing near a wall. You must have knocked it down yourself.That is very easy to do.” Miss Trunchbull left the classroom. After that Everybody was dismissed
I think you should read Matilda if you are a fan of Roald Dahl and If you like reading books that are long. Actually, anyone can read it!
I will just tell you this. You will be attached to these books!So what are you waiting for? Go to the nearest library and pick up a roald dahl book and delve into the greatness of his stories.
By: Aadhavan Shanmugavadivel
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