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    Where's Matilda?

    A Search-and-Find Book

    Author Roald Dahl
    Illustrated by Wren McDonald
    Hardcover
    $12.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
    On sale Dec 08, 2026 | 48 Pages | 9780593888827
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    Find some newts, an extra-large chocolate cake, plenty of books, and of course, Matilda!

    Come and explore Matilda's world! From her safe haven in the library to the perils of Miss Trunchbull's office in Crunchem Hall, there's lots to explore and so much to find! Search for Matilda's friends Lavender and Bruce, Miss Trunchbull's Chokey, Miss Honey's glasses, and so much more!
    Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to "a wonderful faraway place." In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939, he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years. View titles by Roald Dahl
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    Find some newts, an extra-large chocolate cake, plenty of books, and of course, Matilda!

    Come and explore Matilda's world! From her safe haven in the library to the perils of Miss Trunchbull's office in Crunchem Hall, there's lots to explore and so much to find! Search for Matilda's friends Lavender and Bruce, Miss Trunchbull's Chokey, Miss Honey's glasses, and so much more!

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    Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to "a wonderful faraway place." In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939, he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died, children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years. View titles by Roald Dahl
    Wren McDonald View titles by Wren McDonald

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