New Releases by Jill Murphy

A chunky board book edition of the bestselling story from Jill Murphy and a third title in the Bear Family trilogy, following family favourites Peace at Last and Whatever Next. Mr and Mrs Bear wake up late. It''s raining outside, and Baby Bear is late for nursery. Then Mrs Bear sits on her glasses at work and Mr Bear spills his coffee! Oh dear, it seems this is just going to be one of those days! But the loveable Bear family muddle through cheerfully, and there is even a surprise for Baby Bear when Mr Bear gets home from work.Satisfying rhythm and repetition accompany delightful illustrations in this charming board book edition of Jill Murphy''s third book featuring the lovable Bear family. With all the hallmarks of an instant firm favourite, Just One of Those Days is a warm and big-hearted story that parents and children everywhere will relate to.

Mildred the accident-prone witch sets her sights on winning the school’s top honor (and helping circus animals in need) in the charming finale of the popular series. As seen on Netflix! Mildred Hubble returns to Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with a big dream: to be chosen as Head Girl! But with Mildred’s history of mistakes and mishaps, even her best friends are skeptical. Besides, Mildred’s rival, Ethel Hallow, is sure to win. Still, the new term is going well until Ethel finds out that Mildred’s beloved stray dog, Star, actually comes from a traveling circus, and Mildred is forced to return him. When Mildred realizes just how unhappy Star and the other circus animals are, she’s determined to get Star back and give his companions a better life, even if it means the headmistress won’t pick her for Head Girl. Little does she know that friendship, compassion, and loyalty might be justthe qualities Miss Cackle is looking for! With the series complete and a show on Netflix, it’s the perfect time to introduce a new generation of readers to Jill Murphy’s delightful Worst Witch series.

Hang on to your broomstick for a gorgeous colour paperback edition of The Worst Witch! Written and illustrated by Jill Murphy when she was only sixteen, disaster-prone Mildred Hubble - the worst witch at Miss Cackle''s Academy - has been casting her spell for over forty years, enchanting millions of young readers. For this special edition, Jill Murphy has reproduced her original illustrations entirely in gorgeous full colour, and has written a special letter to her readers. Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle''s Academy for Witches, but she''s making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher''s pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues... ''Millions of young readers have fallen under the spell of Jill Murphy''s Worst Witch'' - Sunday Express 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. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin''s most successful titles.

Miracle ! Amandine a réussi à passer en quatrième année sans se faire renvoyer. Son objectif secret : devenir exemplaire pour être nommée élève en chef. Mais sa pire ennemie, Octavie Pâtafiel, veut la séparer de son nouveau compagnon porte-bonheur, le petit chien Étoile. Sans lui, Amandine pourra-t-elle prouver à tous qu’elle n’est pas une catastrophe ambulante ? Une nouvelle année magique pleine de fous rires, de péripéties et d’émotion : le dernier tome des aventures de ton apprentie sorcière préférée !

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Jill Murphy''s bestselling classic Peace at Last has delighted young children for almost forty years, and is equally beloved by tired parents who are all too familiar with the plight of poor Mr Bear. With a snoring Mrs Bear, an excitable Baby Bear and a house full of tapping and dripping and ticking, peace is hard to come by - will Mr Bear ever get a decent night''s sleep? The familiar noises, repetition and beautiful illustrations make Jill Murphy''s delightful Peace at Last an all-time favourite bedtime story with children and adults everywhere. This is a beautiful refreshed edition of a much-loved picture book classic. Enjoy more Bear Family stories with Whatever Next! and Just One of Those Days.

Mildred Hoppelt ist inzwischen eine der älteren Schülerinnen auf Frau Grausteins Hexenakademie. Doch ihrem Hang zu Scherereien tut das keinen Abbruch. Diesmal ist es eine Sternschnuppe, die Mildred in Verlegenheit und ins Visier ihrer strengen Klassenlehrerin Frau Harschmann bringt: Kaum ausgesprochen, wurde ihr Wunsch nach einem kleinen Hundewelpen Wirklichkeit. Doch während Mildred versucht, den Welpen versteckt zu halten, braut sich über der Hexenakademie viel schlimmeres Unheil zusammen.

Gefährliche Zaubersprüche, eine gestohlene Hausarbeit und eine Schildkröte, die zu viel weiß – schon in der ersten Schulwoche geht es hoch her an Frau Grausteins Hexenakademie.

Mildred, notoriously the worst witch at Miss Cackle''s Academy for Witches, makes a wish on a shooting star--and to her great surprise it comes true. But it also spells trouble. Mildred''s wish-come-true is a small dog but she has to keep him a secret from her friends, and especially the formidable Miss Hardbroom.

How many disasters can Mildred Hubble cause in her first three terms at Miss Cackles''s Academy for Witches?

There''s never a dull moment with the Large family! One morning Mrs Large, needing some peace and quiet away from her boisterous children, decides to take refuge in the bathroom. She fills herself a foamy bubble-bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast ... but finds her peace is to be very short-lived!

Mildred, la peor alumna de la Academia para Brujas de la señorita Cackle, no puede dejar atrás a su querido gato Tigre cuando su clase se va de vacaciones al mar durante una semana, y llevárselo con ella a escondidas va a traerle muuuuchos problemas...

Roxy is excited to help with the grocery shopping until she decides she wants that cake now.

El trimestre de verano acaba de empezar en la Academia para Brujas de la señorita Cackle, ¡y Mildred no tarda en volver a meterse en líos! Esta vez será por culpa de Enid, una alumna nueva que ni mucho menos es tan modosita como parece¿

Una divertida colección de aventuras embrujadas! Mildred es, sin duda, la peor alumna que ha pasado por la Academia para Brujas de la señorita Cackle. Todo le sale fatal: nunca formula bien los hechizos, siempre se le rompe el palo de su escoba y, por si fuera poco, ¡la mejor estudiante de la academia no tardará en convertirse en su peor enemiga!

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Cette année Amandine Malabul va entrer à l''Académie supérieure de sorcellerie. Elle s''y fait des amies mais aussi une ennemie. Et puis, il n''est pas si facile d''apprendre à voler sur un balai ! Heureusement, son chat Petitpas est là pour la réconforter. Voici la première aventure d''Amandine, la petite sorcière qui finit toujours par se sortir des situations délicates, même les plus comiques.

Un nouveau trimestre commence pour Amandine, à l''Académie de sorcellerie que dirige Mlle Jollidodue. Entre le concours de talents auquel l''école participe pour gagner une piscine, ses nouvelles responsabilités (allumer et éteindre les lanternes dans le château) et les méchancetés de son ennemie, Octavie Pâtafiel, la rentrée est terriblement agitée. Heureusement, une étoile filante est là pour réaliser ses souhaits ! Amandine fait la connaissance d''un petit chien abandonné qu''elle baptise Etoile. Même le chat Petitpas finit par l''adopter. Et toute l''école prépare le spectacle de vol qui sera présenté au concours. C''est compter sans Octavie la peste, qui sème une fois de plus la panique.

Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred gets off to a good start in her second year at Miss Cackle’s Academy, but her sworn enemy, Ethel Hallow, is plotting misfortune, setting Mildred up for a very bad spell, indeed.

Mildred Hubble, the worst student at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches, returns in a new escapade for young magic lovers. Lovable but accident-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches. She always tries her best, but her spells never seem to go right. In her latest adventure, Mildred is set up for disaster by her arch-nemesis, Ethel Hallow. Ethel steals Mildred’s summer project and her enchanted tortoise, Einstein, and Mildred must brave a broomstick flight through a violent thunderstorm to rescue him. But will she ever get back into Miss Hardbroom’s good graces? Since 1974, millions of readers have enjoyed Mildred’s exploits, and now she’s back to cast her spell on a new generation of readers.

Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred’s beloved tabby cat has been deemed “unsuitable” for a witch, and is relegated to the kitchens to be a mouser. But when her class flies off on a school trip, Mildred concocts a plan to rescue Tabby — and bring him along in secret!

Catch up on Mildred Hubble’s magical adventures at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches with these reissued editions featuring energetic new covers. Mildred Hubble is determined that her third year at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches will be her best. And when the horrible Miss Hardbroom is replaced by a new teacher, things finally seem to be going Mildred’s way. But the new teacher is very strange. . . .

It was late at night and Mr Bear was tired. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not get off to sleep. Mrs Bear was snoring and the clock went tick-tock, tick-tock, and still Mr Bear could not sleep.

The Worst Witch All At Sea is the fourth of Jill Murphy''s classic, much-loved The Worst Witch series, the original story of life at a magical boarding school, perfect for readers aged 5-9. Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle''s Academy for Witches . . . Mildred is in deep water on the school trip! Mildred Hubble, the worst witch at Miss Cackle''s Academy for Witches, can''t bear to leave behind her beloved cat, Tabby, when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble. ''A wonderful zany story'' - Daily Telegraph 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. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin''s most successful titles. If you''d like to read more of Mildred''s disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle''s Academy The Worst Witch, The Worst Witch Strikes Again, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch, The Worst Witch Saves the Day,The Worst Witch to the Rescue and The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star are also available from Puffin and are perfect for children aged 5-9.