They were also made into a major ITV series. The Worst Witch stories have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 3 million copies.
However, Jill continued working as a nanny until the publication of The Worst Witch Strikes Again prompted her to devote herself to full-time writing. The book was published when Jill turned 24 and proved an instant success.
Mildred Hubble is very much a self-portrait! She put the book on hold as she attended both Chelsea and Croydon Art Schools, but continued to write it whilst living in a village in Togo, West Africa for a year and then whilst working as a nanny back at home. Jill Murphy was born in London and attended the Ursuline Convent in Wimbledon which, together with the boarding school stories she enjoyed reading, provided much of the material and inspiration Miss Cackle's Academy in the The Worst Witch, which she started when she was 15.
She has been described as "one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land." Country Åland Islands (EUR €) Albania (ALL L) Andorra (EUR €) Armenia (AMD դր.) Austria (EUR €) Belarus (EUR €) Belgium (EUR €) Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAM КМ) Bulgaria (BGN лв.) Canada (CAD $) Croatia (EUR €) Cyprus (EUR €) Czechia (CZK Kč) Denmark (DKK kr.) Estonia (EUR €) Faroe Islands (DKK kr.) Finland (EUR €) France (EUR €) Georgia (EUR €) Germany (EUR €) Gibraltar (GBP £) Greece (EUR €) Greenland (DKK kr.) Guadeloupe (EUR €) Guernsey (GBP £) Hungary (HUF Ft) Iceland (ISK kr) Ireland (EUR €) Isle of Man (GBP £) Italy (EUR €) Jersey (EUR €) Kosovo (EUR €) Latvia (EUR €) Liechtenstein (CHF CHF) Lithuania (EUR €) Luxembourg (EUR €) Malta (EUR €) Mayotte (EUR €) Moldova (MDL L) Monaco (EUR €) Montenegro (EUR €) Netherlands (EUR €) North Macedonia (MKD ден) Norway (EUR €) Poland (PLN zł) Portugal (EUR €) Réunion (EUR €) Romania (RON Lei) San Marino (EUR €) Serbia (RSD РСД) Slovakia (EUR €) Slovenia (EUR €) Spain (EUR €) Svalbard & Jan Mayen (EUR €) Sweden (SEK kr) Switzerland (CHF CHF) Turkey (EUR €) Ukraine (UAH ₴) United Kingdom (GBP £) United States (USD $) Vatican City (EUR €)Ĭountry Åland Islands (EUR €) Albania (ALL L) Andorra (EUR €) Armenia (AMD դր.) Austria (EUR €) Belarus (EUR €) Belgium (EUR €) Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAM КМ) Bulgaria (BGN лв.) Canada (CAD $) Croatia (EUR €) Cyprus (EUR €) Czechia (CZK Kč) Denmark (DKK kr.) Estonia (EUR €) Faroe Islands (DKK kr.) Finland (EUR €) France (EUR €) Georgia (EUR €) Germany (EUR €) Gibraltar (GBP £) Greece (EUR €) Greenland (DKK kr.Jill Murphy is a London-born English children's author, best known for The Worst Witch series and the Large Family picture books.
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