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Matilda Woods Matilda Woods i(11102758 works by)
Born: Established: 1989 ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Night Train Matilda Woods , Penny Neville-Lee (illustrator), London : Little Tiger Press , 2021 22942924 2021 single work picture book children's 'With a shrill whistle the Night Train is off, delivering its passengers to children's dreams. The yeti, the ballet dancer, the friendly monster and the princess all have starring roles. 
'Then the train comes to an unexpected halt. A tree has fallen across the track and there's no way the guard can move it on his own. 
'It's a race against time and the passengers will need to use all their talents to get the train moving again. Can they reach their dreams before midnight? ' (Publication summary)
 
2 y separately published work icon Otto Tattercoat and the Forest of Lost Things Matilda Woods , London : Scholastic UK , 2020 19798330 2020 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'An enchanting, wintry middle grade adventure for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Abi Elphinstone. Otto lives in the frozen city of Hodeldorf, where an eternal winter has fallen. When his mother goes missing one morning, he must join forces with the Tattercoats, a gang of brave orphans, to find her. They will journey into a dark forest where witches lurk and sun dragons lie sleeping, on a heart-racing adventure that will chill you to the bone.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon The Girl, the Cat and the Navigator Matilda Woods , London : Scholastic UK , 2019 15649417 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Curious, pin-bright Oona Britt dreams of setting sail with her ship’s captain father for a life of excitement on the wild waves. She has read stories of a magical creature—the Nardoo—who swims through the stars at night, and stows away on whaling boat the Plucky Leopard for an adventure full of myths and marvel among the ice-caps.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
3 y separately published work icon The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker Matilda Woods , United Kingdom (UK) : Scholastic UK , 2017 11102781 2017 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Alberto lives alone in the town of Allora where fish fly out of the sea and everyone knows everybody's business.

'There he makes coffins for the great and small, but being the only coffin maker in town can be lonely.

'That is until a little boy and a magical bird enter his life and change it forever.' (Publication summary)
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