Matilda Wormwood"s father thinks she"s a little scab. Matilda"s mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda"s headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she"s the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she"s an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind - and now she"s had enough. So all these grown-ups had better watch out, because Matilda is going to teach them a lesson they"ll never forget.