She has been described as 'one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land. She now lives in Cornwall with her son Charlie. Jill Murphy is a London-born English childrens author, best known for The Worst Witch series and the Large Family picture books. The Large Family stories are Jill’s other best known stories, picture books telling of the domestic chaos of a family of elephants. Mildred Hubble has gone on to several more adventures, most recently The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star, and even her own TV show. Jill became a freelance author and illustrator and many more wonderful books followed. 21,121 Ratings 891 Reviews published 1974 94 editions Mildred Hubble is a trainee witch at Miss Cackle's Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 The Worst Witch Strikes Again by Jill Murphy 3. It features Mildred Hubble in her first year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. The Worst Witch is the first novel in The Worst Witch book series by Jill Murphy. When Jill was twenty four, The Worst Witch was finally published, and was an instant best-seller. The City of Fawn Creek is located in the State of Kansas. Mildred Hubbles first term at Miss Cackles Academy for Witches starts badly when, unlike her classmates, she cant control her broom, her kitten. Catch up on Mildred Hubbles magical adventures at Miss Cackles Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Edit This article is written from a real world point of view and so is not considered part of The Worst Witch universe.

Three big London publishers turned it down so Jill put it in a drawer and went off to work in a children’s home and as a nanny. At only eighteen she finished her first novel, The Worst Witch, which was based heavily on her own experiences at the convent school. Jill went to a strict convent, and left at sixteen to attend both Chelsea and Croydon art schools. Complete The Worst Witch Book Series in Order The Worst Witch Series Order 1. “My earliest memory (my mum tells me I was two), is sitting on the kitchen floor surrounded by sheets of drawings.” By the age of six she was stapling her own little storybooks together. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories.

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