Roald Dahl 
Matilda in Scots 

Matilda Wormwidd’s faither thinks she’s a wee scab. Matilda’s mither spends every efternoon at the bingo.




And Matilda’s Heidie, Miss Trunchbull? Weel, she’s a muckle great bully, wha thinks aw her pupils are pizenous wee plooks and locks them in the dreided Chowker.




As for Matilda, she’s an extraordinar wee lassie wi a magical mind – and noo she’s hud eneuch.




So aw these grown ups hud better tak tent, because Matilda is gonnae teach them a lesson they’ll no forget.



This translation into Scots is a timely addition to the growing number of high quality books available to children and young people to read in the wonderfully rich and expressive Scots language.

About the author

Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s most successful illustrators. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books and he was Roald Dahl’s favourite illustrator. He has won many awards including the Whitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal and taught for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art. In 1999 he became the first ever Children’s Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted in the New Year’s Honours.