Nurse Matilda book series
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The Nurse Matilda book series is a collection of British children's stories by Christianna Brand about a magical, stern but kind-hearted nanny who tames a family of extraordinarily naughty children.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital | 1 |
| Nurse Matilda series | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British children's literature
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children's book series ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Nanny McPhee (film series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Christianna Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme | taming extraordinarily naughty children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | children's fantasy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nurse Matilda
NERFINISHED
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Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurse Matilda Goes to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illustrator | Edward Ardizzone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspirationForCharacter | Nanny McPhee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn | modern nanny archetype in children's fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
humorous
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moralistic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nurse Matilda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | mischievous Brown children ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
black-clad, wart-covered nanny figure
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use of magical discipline to reform children ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription |
magical nanny
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stern but kind-hearted nanny ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Brockhampton Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | English countryside ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of misbehavior
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importance of kindness and obedience ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Victorian or Edwardian-era England ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital
this entity surface form:
Nurse Matilda series