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The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
The Worst Witch - the original magical boarding school series! Celebrate The Worst Witch, the original magical boarding school series, with this spellbinding 50th anniversary edition. School spells trouble for Mildred Hubble! Disaster-prone Mildred is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. 'Riding a broomstick is no easy matter!' She manages to scrape by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her worst enemy, and her cauldron begins to bubble with chaos. . . Also in The Worst Witch series: The Worst Witch Strikes Again A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch The Worst Witch All at Sea The Worst Witch Saves the Day The Worst Witch to the Rescue The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star First Prize for the Worst Witch
A wonderful zany story * Daily Telegraph *
'A lovely sparkly book' * Observer *
Readers can't fail to warm to Mildred Hubble * Book Trust *
A hugely entertaining story with wonderful illustrations, too * LoveReading4Kids *
Jill Murphy is one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land * Observer *
Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch * Sunday Express *
'A lovely sparkly book' * Observer *
Readers can't fail to warm to Mildred Hubble * Book Trust *
A hugely entertaining story with wonderful illustrations, too * LoveReading4Kids *
Jill Murphy is one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land * Observer *
Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch * Sunday Express *
Jill Murphy (1949-2021) was born in London and grew up in Surrey. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories, and was already putting books together (literally, with a stapler) by the time she was six. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art. Jill worked in a children's home for four years and as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator. She wrote and iillustrated over 20 picture books, including the award-winning Large family of elephants, and 10 novels, including the highly successful Worst Witch series which have been also been adapted for television and stage. Jill passed away in Cornwall in August 2021, aged 72.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241607893 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241607892 |
| Title | The Worst Witch |
| Author | Jill Murphy |
| Series | The Worst Witch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2022-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |