*Read it before you see the incredible musical film - hitting cinemas in October*br>br>With a foreword from Emma Thompson aka Miss Trunchball!br>br>br>''A true genius - Roald Dahl is my hero'' - David Walliams br>br>br>These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone.br>br>Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.br>br>Her parents have decided she is a waste of space.br>br>And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up.br>br>But it''s time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . .>