"Celebrating 40 years of Whatever Next!
Join in the fun and fly to the moon and back with Baby Bear in this special fortieth anniversary edition of Whatever Next! Featuring the much-loved original story plus additional bonus content.
Baby Bear wants to go on one more adventure before bed – a quick trip to the moon. Mrs Bear isn't pleased, and anyway, she says, Baby Bear doesn't have a rocket. Luckily, there's one under the stairs . . .
Enjoy more Bear Family stories with Peace at Last and Just One of Those Days."
"Celebrate 45 years of Jill Murphy's bestselling classic Peace at Last with this special anniversary edition. An all-time favourite bedtime story, it has delighted generations of young readers, and is cherished by tired parents and carers, all too familiar with the plight of poor Mr Bear.
Enjoy sharing this enduring classic with loved ones.
With a snoring Mrs Bear, an excitable Baby Bear and a house full of tapping and dripping and ticking, peace is hard to come by - will Mr Bear ever get a decent night's sleep?
The familiar noises and repetition make this much-loved picture book the perfect story to listen to together."
"A wonderfully warm and relatable audio story from the brilliant Jill Murphy, who has sold over 4 million books featuring the much-loved Bear Family! A charming third story to follow the classic books Peace at Last and Whatever Next!
Mr and Mrs Bear wake up late. It's raining outside, and Baby Bear is late for nursery. Then Mrs Bear sits on her glasses at work and Mr Bear spills his coffee! Oh dear - it seems this is just going to be one of those days! But the loveable Bear family muddle through cheerfully, and there's even a surprise for Baby Bear when Mr Bear gets home from work.
With all the hallmarks of an instant firm favourite, Just One of Those Days is a big-hearted story about a family day, which parents and young children everywhere will relate to. Full of satisfying repetition and rhythm and delightful illustrations, Just One of Those Days is a must-have for all Jill Murphy fans, old and new.
'Murphy's acute observation of family life continues to delight both children and adults.' - Guardian and Online
'Full of gentle humour and astute observations of human behaviour.' - The Bookseller"
"Penguin presents the audiobook edition of First Prize for the Worst Witch by Jill Murphy, read by Gemma Arterton.
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?
The Worst Witch is back - and it's as subtly feminist as ever - New Statesman"
"Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem!
It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. Everything starts so well. Mildred's class has a new form teacher - no more Miss Hardbroom for Mildred and her friends! But then the new teacher, Miss Granite, starts acting fishy; Mildred has a very bad hair day when a hair growth spell goes wrong and she has to put up with know-it-all Ethel Hallow being 'helpful'. To top it all, her beloved cat Tabby is having a nervous breakdown and refuses to fly."
"All I will say is - prepare to be astounded! Mildred Hubble has always been the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, but she just knows this term will be different. She's done the best holiday project ever and she's sure that her form teacher, the fearsome Miss Hardbroom, will be impressed. Even her arch-enemy, Ethel Hallow, is being friendly to her! But is it all too good to be true - will disaster strike again for the Worst Witch?
Mildred may be the worst witch at the academy but she's the best friend you could ever have. Millions of readers love her. And so will you . . ."
"A new term spells disaster for Mildred!
After a disastrous first year, Mildred is determined to lose her embarrassing reputation as the worst witch the Academy has ever seen - but things rapidly get out of hand when her arch-enemy Ethel turns her into a frog ..."
"Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! Lovable, but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. Mildred can't bear to leave behind her beloved cat, Tabby, when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble."
"A new adventure starring the worst witch - lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble.
Mildred makes a wish on a shooting star - and to her great surprise it comes true!
Mildred's wish-come-true is a small dog but how can she keep him a secret from all the others, especially the formidable Miss Hardbroom?
It's a disaster waiting to happen...and it does! - but everything turns out for the best when Mildred and her clever dog, Star, win an indoor swimming pool for the school!"
"Summer term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches has just begun and disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is in deep trouble again - all because of the new girl, Enid Nightshade, who isn't nearly as placid as she looks . . ."
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