If you think disobedient children is a silly subject matter, then you'll be entertained. Christianna said she wrote the books solely for the purpose of entertaining her readers. When young Christianna and Edward grew up, she wrote down the stories and Edward illustrated them. The Nurse Matilda stories were originally made up and told to Christianna Brand and her cousin, Edward Ardizzone by their grandparent. There isn't much variety in the children's behavior, per se. I started out with the first book in this (gratefully short) series by Christianna Brand, Nurse Matilda (published 1964.) I then went on to read Nurse Matilda Went to Town (1967) followed by Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974.) At the end of the trilogy I would have to say that if you've read one, you've read them all. Before I watched the second movie though, I figured I'd best read the books. I had seen the first movie when it came out and noticed there was a sequel out. I found a copy of the Nurse Matilda trilogy movie tie-in edition at our local Goodwill for a few bucks and figured that I'd take the opportunity to read these stories and then watch the Nanny McPhee movies starring Emma Thompson. I toyed with the idea of stopping midway but, having not finished a few books in the recent future, I felt compelled to complete this one - even if I didn't really care for it. Chronicles of Narnia Reading Challenge (74)įor me, The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda was the trilogy that would never end.
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