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Matilda Wormwood is brave, tiny, and had read every children's book in the library by the age of four.
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Mr Wonka is the most extraordinary chocolate maker the world has ever seen.
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The Big Friendly Giant catches dreams and saves them up in jars to share the best ones with sleeping children.
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One of Wonka's golden ticket winners, Veruca Salt is a little girl whose parents give her anything she wants.
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The Trunchbull is the horrid headmistress of Crunchem Hall, and is certainly not afraid of going the whole hog.
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Mr Fox is very, very clever - far too clever for the three nasty local farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean.
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Sophie is snatched from her bedroom window one night, and makes a very large new friend.
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James Henry Trotter lives with his horrible aunts, until something rather peculiar happens to him.
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Charlie Bucket dreams of eating chocolate, but he would be happy with anything that isn't cabbage.
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Writing an essay on Esio Trot? A presentation on a particularly giant peach? Here's everything you need to know.
From the BFG to the smallest Oompa Loompa, meet the bizarre and brilliant stars of Roald Dahl's stories.
Find out how Roald's life inspired him to create incredible stories and worlds beyond imagination.
Can't get enough of Roald Dahl? Take a peek in the archive at letters, story drafts and more.
Can you match these descriptions to the correct rooms in Mr Wonka's chocolate factory?
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See if you've got what it takes to make it in the world of second-hand car sales.
As well as being delicious, Wonka's sweets can also come in handy! Which would you choose for each sticky situation?
Here's your chance to show how much of a Matilda fan you are.
Can you tell your Scarlet Scotchdroppers from your Giant Wangdoodles?
Family can mean all kinds of things - like parents, or grandparents, or a horde of small foxes.
What kind of nuts always seem to have a cold?
Cashews!
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