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.