title: The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star
author:  Jill Murphy 
description: <b>Jill Murphy</b> was only eighteen when she wrote <i>The Worst Witch, </i>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.
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  PUFFIN BOOKS
  
  
  The Worst Witch to the Rescue
  
  
  Jill Murphy started putting books together (literally with a stapler) when she
  was six. Her Worst Witch series, the first of which was published in 1974, is
  hugely successful. She has also written and illustrated several award-winning
  picture books for younger children.
  
  
  ![image](../images/9780141321523_TheWorstWitchToTheRescue_IMG_001.jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Books by Jill Murphy  
    
  
  
  (Titles in reading order)  
    
  
  
  THE WORST WITCH  
  
  
  THE WORST WITCH STRIKES AGAIN  
  
  
  A BAD SPELL FOR THE WORST WITCH  
  
  
  THE WORST WITCH ALL AT SEA  
  
  
  THE WORST WITCH SAVES THE DAY  
  
  
  THE WORST WITCH TO THE RESCUE
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  PUFFIN BOOKS
  
  
  Published by the Penguin Group  
  
  
  Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England  
  
  
  Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA  
  
  
  Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Tor