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OverviewThe very first adventure of the Worst Witch in full colour makes a gorgeous collectors' gift edition Mildred Hubble 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. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues... Written and illustrated by Jill Murphy when she was 16, disaster-prone Mildred Hubble - the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy - has been casting her spell for over forty years, enchanting millions of young readers. For this special edition, Jill Murphy has reproduced her original illustrations in full colour, and has written a special letter to her readers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jill MurphyPublisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK Imprint: Puffin Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.330kg ISBN: 9780141360614ISBN 10: 0141360615 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 19 September 2019 Recommended Age: From 7 to 10 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsWitty and original * Books for Keeps * Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch * Sunday Express * Author InformationJill 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |