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Name: Matilda
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241777466
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By Roald Dahl

Series: Puffin 85th Anniversary Clothbound Collection

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A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Matilda, starring the iconic eponymous character, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Matilda. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and... Read More

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A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Matilda, starring the iconic eponymous character, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary.

Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations

A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Matilda. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector's item. Part of an eight-book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books. With a brand-new foreword from Robin Stevens.

These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message—you are not alone.

Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. But her parents have decided she's just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up.

Now it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be...

Collect all eight titles in the Puffin Clothbound 85th Anniversary Collection:

The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson with a foreword by Beth Lincoln
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney with a foreword by Dapo Adeola
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White with a foreword by Jordan Lees
Matilda by Roald Dahl with a foreword by Robin Stevens
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby with a foreword by Nadia Shireen
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan with a foreword by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak
Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman with a foreword by Adam Kay
Wonder by R.J. Palacio with a foreword by Tom Fletcher

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Pig-Heart Boy

A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Pig-Heart Boy starring the iconic character Cameron, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Pig-Heart Boy. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector's...

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Matilda

A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Matilda, starring the iconic eponymous character, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Matilda. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector's item. Part...

By Roald Dahl

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story The Lightning Thief, starring the iconic character Percy Jackson, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this...

By Rick Riordan

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Wonder

A stunning gift edition of the modern classic story Wonder starring the iconic character August Pullman, published to celebrate Puffin's 85th anniversary. Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Wonder. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector's item....

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241777466

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin Classics

Contributors:

Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Illustrated by Quentin Blake

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Roald Dahl (Author) Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration.

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