The Worst Witch All at Sea

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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 bear to leave her beloved cat Tabby behind, so she smuggles him along. But keeping Tabby hidden leads Mildred into more trouble. . . The Worst Witch All at Sea is the fourth adventure in Jill Murphy's hilarious Worst Witch series full of fun, magic and mayhem.

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A wonderful zany story * Daily Telegraph *
Jill Murphy is one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land * Observer *

Author Bio

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.