Book about the making of the 1996 Matilda movie, late 90s USA
I had a book about the making of the Matilda movie. It was from Mara Wilson’s POV but it’s not listed on her bibliography. It was a kid’s book about the production of the film. It talked about how she got to help design Matilda’s doll, how they played pranks on Danny DeVito, etc. It was my first look at “behind the scenes” stuff and so fascinating. Other details I recall were that on hot filming days, the kids could only have yellow or orange popsicles so their mouths weren’t visibly stained for filming. It also talked about how she didn’t like the tart in the restaurant scene so that’s why they added whipped cream on top.
It was a paperback book for kids with lots of pictures… I’m pretty sure I picked it up at the Scholastic book fair but can’t be certain on that point.