Matilda

By: Roald Dahl

Narrated by: Kate Winslet

The classic story from Roald Dahl, about an exceptional young girl with extraordinary powers. Adapted into a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical and a Netflix film!

Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it!

Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

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Audio levels too erratic for car

I adore Kate Winslet. She is an amazing actress and artist and my daughters (11 and 7) and I were not disappointed by the amount of creativity and passion she brought to the story. However, she used a very quiet, sweet voice for Matilda, which often was immediately followed by the loud/yelling voices of Matilda‘s parents or Mrs. Trunchbull. The shift was always very harsh, sudden and jolting and I found listening to this while driving a car difficult and distracting. I had to continually turn the volume up and down depending on which character was speaking. Not sure if this phenomenon is common on all devices but it’s something to be wary of with this particular recording if you’re planning on listening in a car. Wondering if sound editors could work some magic because Kate really does an amazing job of differentiating between the characters and brings a lot of life into the reading.

Brilliant book, brilliant narration

We listened to this book as a family on a trip and it was so fun to listen to. The adults and the 6- year-old were all captivated and loved Kate Winslet's brilliant characters and reading of this wonderful book!

SO GOOD

Had never read this as a kid. Winslet reads it really well, and OH MY this book is WONDERFUL... listened to it while road tripping and it was SO relaxing.

Excellent.

Perfection. Kate Winslet's narrative performance was absolutely fantastic and represented Roald Dahl's magical classic beautifully.