  | Love from Matilda Author: Dahl, Roald | |
| Price: $17.29 | ||
Summary:
Matilda shares all the ways love can be found, whether it's found in your favorite books, your friends and family, or even in the most unlikeliest of places.
| Added Entry - Personal Name: | Sheldon-Dean, Hannah |
| Illustrator: | Blake, Quentin |
Reviews:
School Library Journal (07/29/22)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 07/29/2022 PreS-Gr 3—Blake's classic illustrations of Roald Dahl's Matilda are paired with simple statements about "what love is." While some pages offer generic platitudes and simple images (for example, the text "Love welcomes us home" under a picture of Miss Honey's cottage), those who haven't yet read the book will lack much of the context needed to understand some of the illustrations, such as the picture of Mr. Wormwood unwittingly massaging peroxide into his hair ("Sometimes love is teaching people right from wrong"). The final message—"Love is what I feel for you," with a picture of Miss Honey holding Matilda—indicates that this is a book best read by a close caregiver to a young reader, but because there is no story, per se, and the book leans heavily on familiarity with the original novel, the usual picture book audience may not connect with this material. VERDICT This book fails to introduce the character to young readers in a meaningful way, nor does it have anything new to say about love. A novelty purchase at best.—Jenny Arch - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
