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The Brown children are "exceedingly naughty" and frighten off many governesses in wonderfully mischievous ways – until Nurse Matilda comes. She teaches the children to behave, and deals with the fearsome and pernickety Great Aunt Adelaide Stitch.
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- Brockhampton Press
- 1964–1974
- Christianna Brand
4 primary works • 4 total works. 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. They concern a hideously ugly nursemaid known as Nurse Matilda who has been highly ...
The Brown children are the most ill-behaved, mischievous, naughty little children in all the world, and the only nanny who can possibly control them or teach them any manners is Nurse Matilda. With her magical walking stick, Nurse Matilda teaches important lessons like going to bed when you're told, not chomping your food, closing doors after ...
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- Hardcover
Jan 1, 2005 · Nurse Matilda is a book about a nanny who comes to look after extremely naughty children (in this case, the Brown children), and teach them how to behave, through the use of her magic black stick.
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- Paperback
Nurse Matilda returns in her third and final adventure, taking the Brown children in hand once again when their naughty behavior wreaks havoc at the local hospital.
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- Hardcover
Mrs. Flagg is a kindly, talkative nurse who works at Bush Hill during the epidemic. She faithfully nurses Mattie and updates her on developments in Philadelphia while Mattie is recovering.
Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Brown agreed to get Nurse Matilda and she appeared at their house. They told her seven things that the children had issues with, and Nurse Matilda considered these things the seven lessons the children must learn.
