In this book, Roald Dahl has surpassed himself and has given us something truly special. Matilda. There is no child smarter, more logical, more tender, more lovable, more sympathetic than her. This wonderful girl, gifted with a mind so bright and agile and with a heart so big, should become the shining example for all children, parents, and teachers. Fairy tale and reality, exaggeration and skill, knowledge and talent, these are the means that this great author uses to guide us into a world as it should be and that perhaps one day we will win.