Jill Murphy

The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star Jill Murphy

Marc Notes: Originally published: 2013.; When Mildred makes a wish on a shooting star, she never dreams that it will come true so quickly. Suddenly she has an extra four-legged friend to look after. Luckily her Lantern Monitor duties provide the perfect cover, but when class sneak Ethel Hallow becomes suspicious, suddenly the whole school is in danger. Biographical Note: Jill Murphy was only eighteen when she wrote "The Worst Witch, "and since then her books about the lovable Mildred Hubble have become much-loved classics, with more than five million copies in print worldwide. Jill Murphy has also written and illustrated several award-winning picture books for younger children. She lives in Cornwall, England. Contributor Bio:  Murphy, Jill Jill Murphy's first story about the Large Family, FIVE MINUTES' PEACE, received the PARENTS Best Book for Babies Award and was declared "painfully funny" by THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW. Three more Large Family titles followed, including A PIECE OF CAKE and A QUIET NIGHT IN. Families around the world seem to recognize more than a bit of themselves in these ebullient and down-to-earth elephants. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL calls their world "instantly recognizable as true to life," and it's easy to see why!