Jill Murphy

There's never a dull moment with the large family-the characters may be elephants but the situations are very human indeed!

Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches - she's always getting her spells wrong. But she manages to get by until she...

I am a hopeless case - everything I do always does go wrong in the end. Mildred Hubble may be the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches...

Mrs Large's attempts to have five minutes peace, her vain efforts to get out of the house all in one piece for a night out, her notion that elephan...

Winner of the 1995 Smarties Book prize (0-5 category), this picture book features Marlon, the monster, who loves his dummies, his "noo-noos". Marlo...

The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired. But he could not sleep - however he tried and wherever he tried. SNORE, SNORE went Mrs Bear. TICK-TOCK, TI...

Mildred's good intentions in the second year are upset when she finds that Miss Hardbroom is to be her form teacher again. She clashes once again w...

Enid Nightshade, the new pupil at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, does not turn out to be such a good influence on disaster-prone Mildred Hubble...

In the first story from Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches in 6 years Mildred Hubble is about to learn to be careful what you wish for... Mildred, ...

For Mr Large's birthday the family plan a quiet night in. But, when Mr and Mrs Large fall asleep the little Larges put themselves to bed - and take...

Mildred Hubble is starting her first year at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches — and making a mess of it! She can’t ride her broomstick without cra...

It's Mr Large's birthday and Mrs Large has prepared him a meal, as they're going to celebrate with a quiet night in. But as usual in the Large hous...

Winner of the 1995 Smarties Book prize (0-5 category), this picture book features Marlon, the monster, who loves his dummies, his noo-noos. Marlon'...