About the book: 2005 / Matilda is a brilliant child, but her parents consider her a dumbass, which gives them an extra headache. The truth is that her parents are fools, preoccupied only with themselves. They don't care about their own daughter. And Matilda decided to re-educate her negligent parents, and at the same time the evil headmistress of the school, Miss Trunchbull. In 1988, “Matilda” was recognized as the best book for children, and a film was made based on it. And in 1999, on International Book Day, fifteen thousand children aged seven to eleven years voted for it as the most popular children's book..