First Prize for the Worst Witch
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  • Published: 15 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241357293
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Audio CD
  • RRP: $24.00

First Prize for the Worst Witch

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23 Jan 2024
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6 Sep 2018
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15 Jun 2018
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Hold on to your broomstick - the one and only Worst Witch Mildred Hubble is back in another disastrous adventure!

Accident-prone Mildred Hubble is the Worst Witch at Miss Cackle's Academy. She's always getting her spells wrong and landing herself in trouble. But Mildred is in the last term of Fourth Year and determined to prove that she's not as useless as everyone thinks - could it be First Prize for the worst witch after all?

Mildred Hubble is the original Worst Witch. Her adventures began in 1974 and have been in print ever since. Hugely successful, in 2016 Mildred's escapades with best friends Maud and Enid, were adapted for TV to much acclaim, with a second series to come in spring 2017.

Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler), when she was six. The Worst Witch was first published in 1974 and this much-loved classic has been enjoyed by readers for more than 40 years. Jill Murphy also written and illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children.
  • Published: 15 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241357293
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Audio CD
  • RRP: $24.00
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About the author

Jill Murphy

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 are some of Puffin's most successful titles. Jill lives in London with her son, Charlie.

Also by Jill Murphy

The Worst Witch (Colour Gift Edition)
The Worst Witch Strikes Again
The Worst Witch and The Wishing Star
The Worst Witch All at Sea
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch; The Worst Strikes Again; A Bad Spell For The Worst Witch And The Worst Witch All At Sea
The Worst Witch Saves The Day; The Worst Witch To The Rescue And The Worst Witch And The Wishing Star
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Praise for First Prize for the Worst Witch

The Worst Witch is back - and it's as subtly feminist as ever

New Statesman