The Worst Witch

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The Worst Witch written & illustrated by Jill Murphy is reissued with exciting new branding & format The Worst Witch is the first in the bestselling children's series by Jill Murphy Hold on to your broomstick for magical mayhem! Jill Murphy's much-loved classic The Worst Witch is the original story of life at a magical boarding school perfect for readers aged 5
- 9 years 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 & crashing her broomstick & when she turns Ethel the teacher's pet into her worst enemy chaos ensues' Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch'
- Sunday Express Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949 From a very early age she was drawing & writing stories & was already putting books together (literally with a stapler) by the time she was six She went on to study at Chelsea Croydon & Camberwell Schools of Art Jill worked in a children's home for four years & as a nanny for a year before becoming a freelance writer & illustrator The Worst Witch stories of which this is the first are some of Puffin's most successful titles If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy 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 are also available from Puffin & are perfect for children aged 5-9