Jill Murphy is een gevierde auteur en illustrator wiens werk jonge lezers diep raakt door haar boeiende verhalen en onderscheidende visuele stijl. Ze verkent meesterlijk de dynamiek van het gezinsleven, waarbij ze vaak chaotische maar hartverwarmende situaties portretteert met een scherp gevoel voor humor en empathie. Murphy's vermogen om fantasierijke verhalen te combineren met herkenbare ervaringen maakt haar verhalen zowel boeiend als blijvend. Haar unieke aanpak, die levendige illustraties combineert met geestige tekst, creëert meeslepende werelden die vreugde en verwondering bij kinderen aanwakkeren.
Mr. Bear spends the night searching for enough peace and quiet to go to sleep. He just seems to be surrounded by too much noise whatever he tries. This is an old favourite which works really well as a board book.
Jill Murphy, renowned for her Worst Witch series, is also an accomplished picture book author and illustrator. Her debut picture book, Peace at Last, received commendation for the Kate Greenaway Medal, while her work The Last Noo-Noo earned her the Smarties Prize. Additionally, she created the beloved picture book On the Way Home. Currently residing in Cornwall with her son, Murphy's contributions to children's literature have made her a celebrated figure in the genre.
Brian is a duck - a very happy duck, normally. You see, all Brian needs to feel content is: 1. A glass of cold milk 2. A bowl of delicious Duck Nuts breakfast cereal 3. His best friend Gregory But one day, Brian finds himself fresh out of milk, with no Duck Nuts - and no Gregory - to be seen! His day has just turned into one big disaster...
All Mrs. Large wants is five minutes' peace from her energetic children, but chaos follows her all the way from the kitchen to the bath and back again. Full color.
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 determined that her third year at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches will be her best, especially without the horrible Miss Hardbroom, but the new teacher seems very odd and Mildred can not resist investigating.
Mrs. Large tries to take a peaceful, relaxing bath but her family has other ideas.
This is one of four stories about Mr and Mrs Large who are elephants. In this book, Mrs Large has the absurd notion that elephants can diet.
Presents two stories about Mildred Hubble, a young apprentice witch with a reputation for being the worst student at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, in which she first incurs the enmity of her headmistress and then smuggles her cat along on a class trip.
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 household, things don't go to plan, and Mr and Mrs Large fall asleep on the sofa. So the little Larges sneak off to bed with all the lovingly prepared food.
