19 followers
169 books added

Jill Murphy

(1949 - 2021)

Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949. 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.

Genres: Children's Fiction

Series

Worst Witch
   1. The Worst Witch (1974)
   2. The Worst Witch Strikes Again (1980)
   3. A Bad Spell for Worst Witch (1982)
   4. The Worst Witch All At Sea (1993)
   5. The Worst Witch Saves the Day (2005)
   6. The Worst Witch to the Rescue (2007)
   7. The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star (2013)
   Fun with The Worst Witch (2014)
   Three Cheers for the Worst Witch (2017)
   8. First Prize for the Worst Witch (2018)

Large Family
   Peace at Last (1980)
   Five Minutes' Peace (1986)
   All in One Piece (1987)
   A Piece of Cake (1989)
   A Quiet Night in (1993)
   Mr. Large in Charge (2004)
   Lester Learns a Lesson (2008)
   Lucy Meets Mr Chilly (2008)
   Grandpa in Trouble (2009)
   Sebastian's Sleepover (2009)
   My First Year at Nursery (2017)

Worst Witch Omnibus
   Adventures of the Worst Witch (1996)
   The Worst Witch At School (2007)
   The Worst Witch in Trouble (2007)
   The Worst Witch Collection (2007)

Novels

   Geoffrey Strangeways (1985)
   Worlds Apart (1988)
   Jeffrey Strangeways (1992)
   Dear Hound (2009)

Picture Books show

Jill Murphy recommends

The Missing Princess (2020)
(Archibald Lox volumes, book 1)
Darren Shan
"I read quite a lot during lockdown but nothing made me smile quite as much as these first three instalments in the Archibald Lox series."

Visitors also looked at these authors

About Fantastic Fiction Information for Authors