Matilda Woods Matilda Woods i(11102758 works by)
Born: Established: 1989 ;
Gender: Female
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Matilda Woods grew up in a small town near Canberra, Australia. She graduated from Monash University in 2016 with a Masters of Social Work. She release her first children's book in 2017.

In 2020, Woods' second book The Girl, the Cat and the Navigator won The Readings Children's Book Prize.

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y separately published work icon The Girl, the Cat and the Navigator 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.
2020 winner Readings Prizes — The Readings Children’s Book Prize
y separately published work icon The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker 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)
2018 shortlisted Readings Prizes — The Readings Children’s Book Prize
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