LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
The trials and tribulations of a disastrous new girl at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches a gloriously witchy boarding school, The Worst Witch has magic galore. Unfortunately for Mildred Hubble, most of it has a habit of going badly wrong. Her broomstick won’t fly straight, her cat is tabby not black and she manages to turn her arch-enemy into a toad. Nice short chapters with stunning illustrations also by Jill Murphy make this a perfect first reader.
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The Worst Witch Synopsis
'Riding a broomstick is no easy matter!'
Lovable but 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 scrape by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy and chaos ensues . . .
Jill Murphy's much-loved classic if full of fun, magic and mayhem!
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9780241607893 |
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8th September 2022 |
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Jill Murphy |
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Jill Murphy |
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Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
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Paperback |
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128 pages |
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The Worst Witch |
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Press Reviews
Jill Murphy Press Reviews
A wonderful zany story - Daily Telegraph
'A lovely sparkly book' - Observer
Readers can't fail to warm to Mildred Hubble - Book Trust
A hugely entertaining story with wonderful illustrations, too - LoveReading4Kids
Jill Murphy is one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land - Observer
Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy's Worst Witch - Sunday Express
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About Jill Murphy
One of the World Book Day 2014 Authors
Jill Murphy is one of Britain’s most treasured author–illustrators. She wrote and illustrated her first book, the bestselling The Worst Witch, while still only eighteen, and went on to create the award-winning Large family series, which has sold over five million copies worldwide and been adapted for television. Jill’s other characters include a small monster called Marlon who starred in the acclaimed picture books The Last Noo-Noo and All for One, and Ruby the bunny, who stars in Jill's latest picture book, Meltdown! Jill lives in Cornwall.
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Kids love to read and a small number of children were lucky enough to be invited to review The Worst Witch. You can read their reviews below.
Jemima Foyster, age 5 - 'Mildred Hubble chews on her plaits, wears her hat back to front and her shoe laces trail on the floor. She is worst witch in her school but it isn't her fault.' Click Here to read the full review.
Robyn Chorley, age 5 - 'I thought it was really good, I want to get more Worst Witch books for Mummy to read to me!' Click Here to read the full review.
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