The Essay - Laura Dockrill on Dahl's heroine Matilda
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In the centenary year of Roald Dahl's birth Laura Dockrill remembers growing up with Matilda and discovering through Dahl's heroine that it was OK to be different. Laura Dockrill is a writer, illustrator and performance poet. She is the creator of Darcy Burdock, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2014.
Written and read by Laura Dockrill Produced by Justine Willett.
Published on Thursday, 14th July 2016.
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