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The books are based on stories told to the cousins by their great-grandfather. [1] They concern a hideously ugly witch known as Nurse Matilda who has been highly recommended to Mr. and Mrs. Brown as a nursemaid by several agencies. Nurse Matilda arrives at the household of the Brown family and becomes a nanny to the innumerable Brown children.
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- Christianna Brand
Nurse Matilda Series. The Nurse Matilda books were written by Malaya-born children's author Christianna Brand (1907–1988). The books were illustrated by Ms. Brand's cousin, Edward Ardizzone. Both cousins heard the stories from the same grandfather.
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Description. Brief Summary. A family with too many children can't discipline them all. Nurse Matilda comes to help their unruly brood using her magical abilities. Summary. Mr. and Mrs. Brown had too many misbehaving children.
She was born Mary Christianna Milne in 1907 in Malaya and spent her early years in India. She had a number of different occupations, including model, dancer, shop assistant and governess. Her first novel, Death in High Heels, was written while Brand was working as a salesgirl.
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Jan 1, 2005 · 2,474 ratings155 reviews. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were forever having trouble with their numerous and incredibly naughty children... until the day Nurse Matilda entered their lives. First published nearly fifty years ago, Nurse Matilda and its two companion books-Nurse Matilda Goes to Town and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital-have charmed readers ever ...
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Nanny McPhee is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. It was directed by Kirk Jones , coproduced by StudioCanal , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures , Working Title Films , Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle , and produced by Lindsay Doran , Tim Bevan ...
Green for Danger and other books in The Inspector Cockrill Series; Nurse Matilda. Spouse. Roland Lewis. . ( m. 1936) . Mary Christianna Lewis (née Milne; 17 December 1907 – 11 March 1988), known professionally as Christianna Brand, was a British crime writer and children's author born in British Malaya .
