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Would you like to meet an extraordinary little girl of just five years? I’m sure you’ll find her a very interesting and brainy person. She is very small, very smart and her name is Matilda.

This amazingly brilliant child Matilda’s story is brought to you by the world famous children’s author Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl was born to his Norwegian parents in 1916, in Wales. He was educated in England. He has written a collection of wonderful children’s stories and poems. Some of his best loved books are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Enormous Crocodile, The Witches and The Dirty Beasts.

The Puffin edition of Matilda is beautifully illustrated with funny and eye catching pictures by Quentin Blake. Matilda is a winner of the Children’s Book Award.

As I have told you before also, children’s books are not always meant only for children. I believe Roald Dahl’s books can be enjoyed by adults as well. When you read a book you could come across things you like and dislike. No matter how famous an author is, no matter how much his/her books are loved by people all over the world, you may not like it at all. You should read freely and think about what you really feel about the book no matter what others have to say about it. You could have brilliant ideas you know, so don’t let them go unnoticed.

I must say that last week I re-read Matilda and thoroughly enjoyed it, but honestly I cannot remember what I felt when I first read it as a child many years ago. I wish I had written down my thoughts at that point, so that I would’ve been able to compare the two experiences of reading Matilda. That’s why I always tell you not to miss that chance. It’s going to be very exciting.

When you read Matilda, ask yourself what you think of each character in the book. Do you like them or dislike them, and why?

You may already know that some of Roald Dahl’s stories including Matilda are made into movies. However, as I always tell you all, my friends, please try to read the book first.

Okay then, I hope you will find Matilda and enjoy this amazing book and many other stories and poems by Roald Dahl as well.

World Music Day

Music is described as a universal language. They say music makes the world go around.

World music which is also known as Fete de la Musique was first initiated by France.

The goal of World Music Day is to make music popular in its various styles. Several free music concerts are held worldwide.

World Music Day is celebrated in Australia, Belgium, Britain, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Israel (in Tel-Aviv), China, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Colombia.

I know most of you children love music and like to dance. Some of you might be good in playing a particular instrument like the organ, piano or guitar

My family

There are five members in our family.
We live in Kelaniya.
We live in a big house with a nice garden.
My grandmother is the oldest in our family.
We all like to travel a lot.
I love my family very much.

Lanterns and flags	Sunset	Lanterns

Nimesha Dewmini 4A Sujatha Vidyalaya Nugegoda	Mohammad Fazni 4A Sailan International School Seeduwa	Thisula Samaradiwakara 1A St’ Mary’s College Veyangoda
Rubber tapping	My house and garden	Flower garden

M N M Rifnas 11 years Sailan International School Seeduwa	R Kailash 3A Kingston College International Colombo 15	Sanuli Limandi PG IIA Sujatha pre-school Nugegoda

Spider Man	Ben 10	Mango

B Reanujhan 4A Kingston College International Colombo 15	Sharavanan 3A Kingston College International Colombo 15	K Thananjayan 2A Kingston College International Colombo 15

Meet Matlida, the Tiny Genius!

World Music Day

My family