The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin's most successful titles. Jill worked in a children's home for four years and as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator. The Worst Witch is a book series by Jill Murphy about the trials and tribulations of a clumsy witch trying to survive her years at Miss Cackles Academy For Witches. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art. The first, The Worst Witch, was published in 1974 by Allison & Busby, 1 and the most recent, First Prize for the Worst Witch. The series are primarily about a girl who attends a witch school and fantasy stories, with eight books published. 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. The Worst Witch is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. 'Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch' - Sunday Express This collection brings together all eight books in Jill Murphys classic The Worst Witch series including the latest addition, First Prize for the Worst. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues.

She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. Written and illustrated by Jill Murphy when she was only sixteen, 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.įor this special edition, Jill Murphy has reproduced her original illustrations entirely in gorgeous full colour, and has written a special letter to her readers. Hang on to your broomstick for a gorgeous colour paperback edition of The Worst Witch!

The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy