The Worst Witch written & illustrated by Jill Murphy is reissued with an exciting TV tie-in cover to accompany the new CBBC series in Spring 2017 The highly anticipated CBBC series stars Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) as Mildred Clare Higgins (Doctor Who) as Miss Cackle & Raquel Cassidy (Downton Abbey) as Deputy Head Miss Hardbroom So hold on to your broomstick for magical mayhem! 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 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 & now made into a brilliant new TV series with fantastic special effects!' Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch'
- Sunday Express 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