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The Worst Witch
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Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original magical boarding school series
School spells trouble for Mildred Hubble!
Disaster-prone Mildred 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. Yet she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy and chaos ensues...
Jill Murphy's beloved classic is full of fun, magic and mayhem!
Series: The Worst Witch
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The Worst Witch
Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original magical boarding school series School spells trouble for Mildred Hubble! Disaster-prone Mildred 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. Yet she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Worst Witch (Colour Gift Edition)
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......Paperback$2500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Worst Witch All at Sea
Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original magical boarding school series. Mildred Hubble is in deep water on the school trip! Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst ever trainee witch to darken the doors of Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. When the class goes for a week's school trip to the seaside, Mildred can't...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Worst Witch and The Wishing Star
Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original much-loved boarding-school for witches. Be careful what you wish for! Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst ever trainee witch to darken the doors of Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. Mildred makes a wish on a shooting star and, to her great surprise, it comes true! Mildred's wish-come-true...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Worst Witch Saves the Day
Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original magical boarding school series. This cat needs to pull himself together! Something is up at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches—Mildred Hubble's new form teacher is really weird... Or is she? Investigating isn't easy, especially when Mildred's potions go wrong, the class know-it-all insists on being 'helpful', and her beloved cat...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
First Prize for the Worst Witch
Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original much-loved boarding-school for witches. Everything I do always goes wrong in the end... Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst ever trainee witch to darken the doors of Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. As if by magic, Mildred has made it to Year Four without being expelled. Even...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Worst Witch Strikes Again
Sparkling new branding for The Worst Witch - the original magical boarding school series! The second hilarious adventure in the Worst Witch series. 'I wonder,' said Miss Cackle, 'if there is any hope for you in this Academy, Mildred.' It's the Summer Term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and disaster-prone, trainee witch Mildred Hubble is in deep trouble again...Paperback$1900Elsewhere:$2100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy is adored by millions of young readers, capturing their imaginations with its enchanting tale.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241607893
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 September 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 124g
Pages: 144
About the Author
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.
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