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The Worst Witch (Colour Gift Edition)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Worst Witch (Colour Gift Edition)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jill Murphy
SeriesThe Worst Witch
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 165
ISBN/Barcode 9780141360614
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children's (6-12)

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint Puffin
NZ Release Date 13 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The 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.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch * Sunday Express * Witty and original * Books for Keeps *