At one point she asks, "How were these books made?"
"That's interesting! Publishing in my world works differently, we don't use magic, but I'm not sure exactly how we do it instead," says Matilda.
"Well, I don't know how long it takes you, but I know we can make a lot of copies of a book in not very much time at all," says Matilda. "And the writing looks different, because it wasn't handwritten by a person."
"They are! If Lesirra is this excited about them, maybe I can find a book about how they work and bring that," says Matilda.
Matilda is very smart and has an excellent memory. She is going to learn all about the many ingredients.
"I'm learning a lot of things earlier or faster than most people," says Matilda. "Because I like learning things more than most people and I'm better at it than most people."
"I go to an ordinary school, but I get lots of extra books and things and I can skip ahead when I want."
"That sounds like fun! I don't think we have anything exactly like that. But I don't mind going to Miss Honey's school instead."