The Worst Witch to the Rescue Award-winning author by Jill Murphy (author)

Author/Illustrator

Jill Murphy

Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories. “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.

Jill went to a strict convent, and left at sixteen to attend both Chelsea and Croydon art schools. At only eighteen she finished her first novel, The Worst Witch, which was based heavily on her own experiences at the convent school. 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.

When Jill was twenty four, The Worst Witch was finally published, and was an instant best-seller. Jill became a freelance author and illustrator and many more wonderful books followed. Mildred Hubble has gone on to several more adventures, most recently The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star, and even her own TV show. The Large Family stories are Jill’s other best known stories, picture books telling of the domestic chaos of a family of elephants.

She now lives in Cornwall with her son Charlie.

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1. evelizabeth
   on 6 September 2015

   Cool so far

   3 out of 5

2. craft3rg1rl
   on 9 March 2015

   I enjoyed the motive of the story and the sudden twist of Ethel very delightful.

   4 out of 5

3. mintymoo368
   on 1 January 2014

   I have read the first book in this series, and I must say Mildred Hubble is always in trouble!

4. TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
   on 6 March 2013

   B R I L L I A N T

5. ruudy
   on 24 February 2012

   I would give this book 5 out of 5 stars, as i think it is realy good. This book is very exciting and hard to put down once you start reading it. It is about a young witch called mildred hubble. Mildred is a young trainee at Cackles Academy, an old fashioned and traditional boarding school for Witches. She is starting the second term of her third year, and is determined that she is no longer going to be the worst witch.

   2 out of 5

6. Izzwizz555
   on 19 July 2011

   I loved it and I think other people should try it if they like fantasy.It is about a young witch who is the worst at everything her enemy is Ethel Hallow who is good at everything.

   5 out of 5

7. xxisabellatrixx
   on 27 February 2011

   another brilliant book that can be enjoyed by all young children with the same hilarity of the first book, i couldnt stop reading!

   5 out of 5

8. Cookie678
   on 21 February 2011

   I would like to TV prograqmme of it but when it comes to the book it different than the TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   5 out of 5

9. celticgirl360
   on 21 November 2010

   loved it class book coundn’t put it down

   5 out of 5

10. BookxLoverx11
    on 8 August 2010

    Cool plot, experienced vocabalary and one of those books you can`t put down. All of this series is also awesome.

    5 out of 5

11. PIXE
    on 5 March 2010

    oh my gosh this is my 2 fav book I love when milldred gets in a muddle

12. connr
    on 2 February 2010

    I got oen of the books but I have not read this book

13. AMO36
    on 19 December 2008

    I loved this book

    5 out of 5