Jill Murphy

British author (The Worst Witch)
Died on Friday August 20th 2021

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@LBRBsBlogs: RT @writerslift: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@SmartyPants_USA: Say their names: Jill Harth, Kristin Anderson, Lisa Boyne, Temple Taggart, Mariah Billado, Cathy Heller, Karena Vir… - 4 years ago

@KevinPetker: First game I ever put out into the wild was Magic & Mischief! Another Lasers & Feelings hack, this one about magic… - 4 years ago

@WHusseyAuthor: @reedbadman I didn’t like them even before we knew what she was. Bloated, poorly written, badly paced. I always tho… - 4 years ago

@JillNicholls01: Jill Murphy children’s writer/ illustrator has died, only 72. I loved Five Minutes Peace ( ‘from you lot’) tho I ga… - 4 years ago

@DunningPS: P1 have enjoyed lots of Teddy stories this week. They loved the story ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy and were insp… - 4 years ago

@xtweeksx: RT @RabbitHoleKC: RIP Jill Murphy, whose writing and illustrations have brought us remarkable characters like Mrs. Large, Mr. Bear and The… - 4 years ago

@GroveCottageBS: Today at our Cottage Kids Holiday Club the children have been designing and creating their very own pillowcases as… - 4 years ago

@jamiesont: RT @rageykay: When I was seven I wrote a letter to my favourite author who was kind enough to reply with this wonderful letter that I have… - 4 years ago

@jjfox123: @SiobhanIde @MichaelRosenYes What a legacy Jill Murphy has left us all. Exasperated Elephant indeed! 😁 - 4 years ago

@WMurphy655: 5.0 Star Review on #SocialSurvey by Jill S. for William Murphy - 4 years ago

@ingram_bird: RT @candygourlay: So sorry to hear about the death of Jill Murphy. Such a huge figure in my children's childhood - 4 years ago

@ClaireVPF: RT @ObserverUK: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@HelenIshmurzin: I just discovered from @PublishersWkly that Jill Murphy died! 😢 What a loss to the #kidlitworld, but what wonderful… - 4 years ago

@bertsbooks: RT @TigerLillieRead: @bertsbooks Would have to say Jill Murphy, would love another worst witch book. - 4 years ago

@TigerLillieRead: @bertsbooks Would have to say Jill Murphy, would love another worst witch book. - 4 years ago

@JamelCarly: Tribute to Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@ladyGpod: A lovely piece on Jill Murphy by @emmajanereeves - her friend and creative colleague. X - 4 years ago

@00Lilac_Sky00: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@sjreaders: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@CorneliaAmiri: RT @CorneliaAmiri: #JillMurphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 #Childrenbooks #teenagers #Witches, #fantasybooks #WorstW… - 4 years ago

@Lauratheauthor: I just heard Jill Murphy died. Her work led to the most bizarre Tim Curry performance of all time... but childhood… - 4 years ago

@LiterallySmash: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@mara_bergman: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A statement from Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick Press and managing director of the Walker Books Group… - 4 years ago

@turk_murphy: RT @bennyjohnson: .@MELANIATRUMP has offered prayers and condolences to the families who lost their sons in Afghanistan today. Jill Biden… - 4 years ago

@Kallikins: Thank you Jill Murphy for giving me my childhood doppelgänger, Mildred Hubble. For naming every snail to exist Aggi… - 4 years ago

@murphy_doodle: @digbythedog @RothkoTheWelsh Don't know what you mean, Auntie Jill 😇🥰🤗 x - 4 years ago

@TheWraithCycle: RT @ShaunMoffat: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

@Clav_EarlyYears: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@LBBookBlog: RT @AbsurdiaJohn: I'm so, so, desperately sad to read this. Oddly, and coincidentally, I was thinking of writing to Jill Murphy the past w… - 4 years ago

@AbsurdiaJohn: I'm so, so, desperately sad to read this. Oddly, and coincidentally, I was thinking of writing to Jill Murphy the… - 4 years ago

@perfect_heather: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@FunnyWomenLynne: RT @emmajanereeves: An extended version of my tweets about Jill Murphy on the @funnywomen website - 4 years ago

@mmthemesq: RT @FunnyWomenEd: Today on @funnywomen we have this lovely article by playwright @emmajanereeves in memory of Worst Witch author #JillMurph… - 4 years ago

@HazelPriorBooks: RT @LouiseMarley: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@jill_tat: Kara Murphy (@MoneyWithMurphy), CIO of Kestra Investment Management, talking this week's market moves, #Fed taperin… - 4 years ago

@CervantesMHC: RT @CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@ChinchillaIndex: RT @the_realm_tree: Welcome aboard Michela Jill Murphy AKA Jessie Flower to the cast of The Ream Tree! Previous roles include Toph Beifong… - 4 years ago

@jw1ian: RT @the_realm_tree: Welcome aboard Michela Jill Murphy AKA Jessie Flower to the cast of The Ream Tree! Previous roles include Toph Beifong… - 4 years ago

@the_realm_tree: Welcome aboard Michela Jill Murphy AKA Jessie Flower to the cast of The Ream Tree! Previous roles include Toph Beif… - 4 years ago

@moisomedrano: RT @CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@LimaChely: RT @CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@cloudshillpress: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@Sunfl0w09716205: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@bayne_wendy: RT @SnapeyWapey: Belated bad news on 18/08/2021 author Jill Murphy died. One of my childhood heroes. - 4 years ago

@CoffeeSpo0ns: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@LaraCainGray: RT @sightlined: Just finished reading The Worst Witch series to my boys, love her illustrations so much - 4 years ago

@sightlined: Just finished reading The Worst Witch series to my boys, love her illustrations so much - 4 years ago

@problem_chimp: @misterlucian Oh no! I somehow didn’t clock it was *that* Jill Murphy. - 4 years ago

@misterlucian: How did I not know Jill Murphy had died!!!!! Jill!!! Jill, I loved your books as a child, and as an adult. Child me… - 4 years ago

@TalktoBeverley: RT @tash4569: RIP Jill Murphy. Long before Harry Potter, Jill Murphy's Worst Witch cast a magic spell over young readers' | via @telegraph… - 4 years ago

@TheresaHeskins: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@HannaTredup: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

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@CalibreAudio: We were sad to hear of the death of Jill Murphy. Her books are timeless - loved by us when we were children, by our… - 4 years ago

@AnneMichie5: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@Agregenpoche: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@wbarneyjones: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@ShaunMoffat: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

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@MmeZabet: RT @nprbooks: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' and 'Five Minutes Peace' Has Died At 72 - 4 years ago

@June_Miller: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@Andrewmorphlock: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@yumih75: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@alisonflood: So many of these books have been a fundamental part of my, and my children's, childhood. RIP Jill Murphy. Five Minu… - 4 years ago

@rachel_sharp_: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@bbbamford: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@wyvernsrose: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@sandra04850184: RT @sandra04850184: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@sandra04850184: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@sandra04850184: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@michelehouliha7: RT @writerslift: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@writerslift: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@spacexmckitty: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@MrUnder44510541: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 4 years ago

@jejr100: .⁦@jeccleshare⁩ obituary for Jill Murphy 1949-2021 - 4 years ago

@arunKirans: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@lynngerridog: RT @gyoung9751: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - Weronika Strzyżyńska at @guardian - 4 years ago

@KennethKilback: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@Petty_Murphy_: “If you can tell me what to do, then you can tell me what to do. But if you can’t tell me what to do, then YOU CAN’… - 4 years ago

@VivianaCalabria: RT @nuovafrontiera: È con profondo dispiacere che condividiamo la notizia della morte di Jill Murphy, amatissima scrittrice per ragazzi, au… - 4 years ago

@inlibraryland: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@niknikMoore: RT @WSCCLibraries: We were really saddened to hear the news of Jill Murphy's passing. The Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books… - 4 years ago

@Playheals: Remembering Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@laurakayva: Low-key emotional that Jill Murphy - the author of my favourite childhood book - passed away recently. Peace at Las… - 4 years ago

@clarsyarveyunt: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@joseph_winberry: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@FabricePiault: RT @livreshebdo: DISPARITION > Décès de Jill Murphy, mère de "Amandine Malabul" - 4 years ago

@LibraryCampaign: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@RDL52: RT @ActuaLitte: Disparition de Jill Murphy, créatrice de Amandine Malabul #litteraturejeunesse #auteure #deces #R… - 4 years ago

@NicolaDaly18: RT @thebookseller: Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books, has… - 4 years ago

@emiliazazza: RT @nuovafrontiera: È con profondo dispiacere che condividiamo la notizia della morte di Jill Murphy, amatissima scrittrice per ragazzi, au… - 4 years ago

@wemeow2: RT @SchlowLibrary: #RIPJillMurphy 😔 - 4 years ago

@WNBASFChapter: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

@rozlyana_: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 4 years ago

@comfort_76: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@adunlea: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 4 years ago

@MZ_Parks: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 4 years ago

@thereadingdiva: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 4 years ago

@profmdwhite: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 4 years ago

@SchlowLibrary: #RIPJillMurphy 😔 - 4 years ago

@KFPL: We're sorry to hear this news! You can find our Jill Murphy collection here: - 4 years ago

@arjun_singh111: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 4 years ago

@KateLoganBeauty: RT @BBCRadio4: 📖 Jill Murphy was once told no one would be interested in a book about a school for wizards… In 2016 she told Jenni Murray… - 4 years ago

@dedalusbooks: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@dedalusbooks: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 4 years ago

@AdamAmosArtist: Jill Murphy, Author Of The Worst Witch Books, Has Died At 72: Murphy, who dreamt up The Worst Witch series at age 1… - 4 years ago

@GrimethorpeSur1: RT @DyingWell_UK: Sad to hear of death today of Jill Murphy. Did anything ever capture the life of a Mum of small children more perfectly… - 4 years ago

@FizMiguel: Apenas me entere de que Jill Murphy, autora de la serie de libros "The Worst Witch", fallecio apenas el 18 de agost… - 4 years ago

@CILIP_YH: RT @RothLibraries: We are saddened to hear of the death of Jill Murphy, author of the Worst Witch books, Peace at Last & Whatever Next? Se… - 4 years ago

@FizMiguel: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@AgeUKLS: ✨Beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy passed away aged 72 years old💐 Her books loved… - 4 years ago

@CassieWaters16: @rina_gill How have I only just twigged that Jill Murphy wrote both The Worst Witch and The Large Family books! Bot… - 4 years ago

@CorkieMike: @DyingWell_UK I am often saying to my little boy that all I want is 5 minutes peace! Jill Murphy was a genius writer and entertainer! - 4 years ago

@BookBrunch: The children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has died at 72; her friend and agent Pamela Todd says "It's a sad… - 4 years ago

@RothLibraries: We are saddened to hear of the death of Jill Murphy, author of the Worst Witch books, Peace at Last & Whatever Next… - 4 years ago

@Bodour: RT @PublisHerEvents: “Children often say The Worst Witch was the first book they actually read by themselves. I couldn’t ask for more, real… - 4 years ago

@Candlewick: We are very sad to announce that Jill Murphy, author of the much beloved The Worst Witch series, has passed away.… - 4 years ago

@JMWillsandLegal: Worst Witch author Jill Murphy dies from cancer aged 72: Tributes are paid to writer and illustrator who also creat… - 4 years ago

@PamzRants: RT @LissaKEvans: All Mrs Large wanted was Five Minutes Peace. I must have read this book aloud a hundred times and ohgodohgodohgod, how I i… - 4 years ago

@crebecca2015: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@ArtsJournalNews: Jill Murphy, Author Of The Worst Witch Books, Has Died At 72 - Murphy, who dreamt up The W… - 4 years ago

@SchoolReading: Jill Murphy obituary - 4 years ago

@SachaniaHelen: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 4 years ago

@bradweis: #obitpatrol Who died? Journalist Joe Galloway; writer and illustrator Jill Murphy; actress Matilde F. Vilarino; sal… - 4 years ago

@luminiferous: RT @thedreadvampy: mildred hubble my absolute queen ❤️ (this is the first time I've tried to draw Mildred because. Jill Murphy is TOO GOOD… - 4 years ago

@thedreadvampy: mildred hubble my absolute queen ❤️ (this is the first time I've tried to draw Mildred because. Jill Murphy is TOO… - 4 years ago

@DonnaLFerguson: RT @reastman: This short piece worth a read. “I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy”, - 4 years ago

@pointergirls2: @PuffinBooks @Toltzable Great books with humour and magic. We have her Worst Witch series forever on our reading li… - 4 years ago

@SamuelErskine: RT @PaislieReid: So sad to hear that Jill Murphy has passed away, if it weren’t for her amazing writing I wouldn’t have ever been part of s… - 4 years ago

@EllieCub: The deaths of Jill Murphy and Una Stubbs are making me realise just how quickly life can pass us by and what seems… - 4 years ago

@mxffu1: RT @BBCRadio4: 📖 Jill Murphy was once told no one would be interested in a book about a school for wizards… In 2016 she told Jenni Murray… - 4 years ago

@CloverCatz: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@HenryLeerhenry: Delightful books. Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

@sophable: RT @AmandaFBelfast: Awh, I loved The Worst Witch!#RIP Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@AmandaFBelfast: Awh, I loved The Worst Witch!#RIP Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@bethanjenkins: One of my favourite children's writers. Loved her books. RIP. Jill Murphy, author of The Worst Witch, has died - 4 years ago

@cool_grandad: RT @simon_francesca: Lovely interview with the wonderful Jill Murphy. Peace at Last one of my all time favourite picture books - 4 years ago

@redwine_only: RT @BBCRadio4: 📖 Jill Murphy was once told no one would be interested in a book about a school for wizards… In 2016 she told Jenni Murray… - 4 years ago

@Storyshacker: RT @BBCRadio4: 📖 Jill Murphy was once told no one would be interested in a book about a school for wizards… In 2016 she told Jenni Murray… - 4 years ago

@janemccourt1: RT @simon_francesca: Lovely interview with the wonderful Jill Murphy. Peace at Last one of my all time favourite picture books - 4 years ago

@janemccourt1: RT @GuardianBooks: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@MickBrooks666: RT @BBCRadio4: 📖 Jill Murphy was once told no one would be interested in a book about a school for wizards… In 2016 she told Jenni Murray… - 4 years ago

@Pyjamawacket: RT @faustianovich: Adiós a Jill Murphy, escritora e ilustradora inglesa de (encantadores) libros infantiles, en especial la serie de "La pe… - 4 years ago

@PeterShipway: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 4 years ago

@clounsbury1113: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' And 'Five Minutes Peace,' Has Died At 72 - 4 years ago

@marcogiusti: RT @faustianovich: Adiós a Jill Murphy, escritora e ilustradora inglesa de (encantadores) libros infantiles, en especial la serie de "La pe… - 4 years ago

@hikatiemay: I don’t know how i missed this, Jill Murphy was such an inspiration for me and growing up her Worst Witch books hel… - 4 years ago

@kelly22911: @SH_92_x @Harris94Vinnie I absolutely adore Jill Murphy books, 'Whatever Next' was one of my favourite books as a c… - 4 years ago

@AmyKWilliams1: Jill Murphy obituary - 4 years ago

@faustianovich: Adiós a Jill Murphy, escritora e ilustradora inglesa de (encantadores) libros infantiles, en especial la serie de "… - 4 years ago

@MrDJones: GUARDIAN/OBSERVER: Jill Murphy obituary - 4 years ago

@MsEmmaChaplin: RT @guardianTV: Jill Murphy obituary - 4 years ago

@Pheebs22_: Rest in peace Jill Murphy. The first book i was able to read myself was The Worst Witch. My thoughts are with her and her family. xxx - 4 years ago

@guardianTV: Jill Murphy obituary - 4 years ago

@I_m_h_a_p_p_y: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 4 years ago

@LynneCabban: Famous children's author who wrote The Worst Witch Novels dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

@dalcrose: RT @guardianobits: Jill Murphy obituary. Author and illustrator of relatable yet magical children’s books, including The Worst Witch and Wh… - 4 years ago

@guardianobits: Jill Murphy obituary. Author and illustrator of relatable yet magical children’s books, including The Worst Witch a… - 4 years ago

@MF83var: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@MF83var: RT @LissaKEvans: All Mrs Large wanted was Five Minutes Peace. I must have read this book aloud a hundred times and ohgodohgodohgod, how I i… - 4 years ago

@MF83var: RT @JMJosephWriter: So sorry to hear about Jill Murphy. Five Minutes Peace and A Piece of Cake were favourites when my children were young.… - 4 years ago

@MissMurphyYPS: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@Petra33046881: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@LinseyIrvine: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@elimubox: RT @LissaKEvans: All Mrs Large wanted was Five Minutes Peace. I must have read this book aloud a hundred times and ohgodohgodohgod, how I i… - 4 years ago

@LBRBsBlogs: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@GeorgeE99211437: RT @ljlittleson: Knew this story off by heart, I read it aloud so often. ❤️ Rest in peace, Jill Murphy. - 4 years ago

@nixawhy: RT @ELIZFRAT: So sad to hear the news about the wonderful Jill Murphy. One of my favourite things was being able to revisit The Worst Witch… - 4 years ago

@SchoolReading: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

@nhmeems: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@monaghanjo_jo: RT @emmajanereeves: Never really done this, but A Thread. Tragic that the world has lost the brilliant Jill Murphy. Because she was so prec… - 4 years ago

@ClubMysteries: RT @JulieShattuck: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@_greasepaint: RT @itvnews: Jill Murphy, author of The Worst Witch series, has died at the age of 72 - 4 years ago

@tatianaderosnay: RT @JMJosephWriter: So sorry to hear about Jill Murphy. Five Minutes Peace and A Piece of Cake were favourites when my children were young.… - 4 years ago

@SBtweets_1: RT @DyingWell_UK: Sad to hear of death today of Jill Murphy. Did anything ever capture the life of a Mum of small children more perfectly… - 4 years ago

@NadKaese: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@tatianaderosnay: RT @LissaKEvans: All Mrs Large wanted was Five Minutes Peace. I must have read this book aloud a hundred times and ohgodohgodohgod, how I i… - 4 years ago

@tatianaderosnay: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@trendyblonde: Both my children loved Jill Murphy's books. This one has a special place in our hearts. - 4 years ago

@kplessinger69: Long before Harry Potter, Jill Murphy's Worst Witch cast a magic spell over young readers - 4 years ago

@haworth_agency: Moving thread from @emmajanereeves who adapted Jill Murphy’s Worst Witch books for both stage and screen. Sad news. - 4 years ago

@Kath257388444: RT @mini_lebowski: How very sad to hear that Jill Murphy has passed away. I loved sharing her books with new classes and seeing the delight… - 4 years ago

@CuriousPip: Really sad to read in the paper that children's writer, Illustrator Jill Murphy has died. Her book The Worst Witch… - 4 years ago

@cannemckenzie: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@_alexandrarando: Rest in peace Jill Murphy 💔 I can’t imagine my life without this story. The Worst Witch will always have a special… - 4 years ago

@randomlyreading: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 4 years ago

@sg1marzipan77: @JoanneSchofiel1 Always strive to be like Jill Murphy. - 4 years ago

@reastman: This short piece worth a read. “I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy”,… - 4 years ago

@MATG26: Jill Murphy's Five Minutes' Peace - in pictures Every day is Mother’s Day in one way or another. - 4 years ago

@hilarymayhawkes: RT @FictionFanatic1: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@KVJohansen: RT @GuardianBooks: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@Claire_Kinton: RT @TopazClass1: RIP Jill Murphy a fantastic author ❤️ - 4 years ago

@you_r_my_savior: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@CharlotteRourke: Very sad to hear of the passing of Jill Murphy. The author of my favourite children’s book ever (tied jointly with… - 4 years ago

@MShipley: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@y020w: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@SaveRedlandLibr: RT @GuardianBooks: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@najmoore01: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@JonathanKoffman: RT @Ethixbird: Our children loved Jill Murphy’s books, and we loved reading them together. They are safely stowed away in the loft for futu… - 4 years ago

@jasonhookbooks: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@jasonhookbooks: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@Lowri14027331: RT @LissaKEvans: All Mrs Large wanted was Five Minutes Peace. I must have read this book aloud a hundred times and ohgodohgodohgod, how I i… - 4 years ago

@MissLynch11: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@RF_Tatu: RT @EL_CO4tw: 『魔女学校シリーズ』のジル・マーフィー逝去の報。昔読んだなあ、と思ったら今は新装版が出てるんですね。読み返したいな。 - 4 years ago

@TheLibraryPool1: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@scifibulletin: Farewell to the Worst Witch's creator - 4 years ago

@RachelSargeant3: RT @rageykay: When I was seven I wrote a letter to my favourite author who was kind enough to reply with this wonderful letter that I have… - 4 years ago

@mruris: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@cakie75: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@magalag: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@OLHSLRC: "Peace at last" was a favourite bedtime story for my kids. So many brilliant noises to make. Such beautiful illustr… - 4 years ago

@DrEmmaSchofield: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@Webwight: RT @ELIZFRAT: So sad to hear the news about the wonderful Jill Murphy. One of my favourite things was being able to revisit The Worst Witch… - 4 years ago

@alimully: RT @DyingWell_UK: Sad to hear of death today of Jill Murphy. Did anything ever capture the life of a Mum of small children more perfectly… - 4 years ago

@catdownunder: RT @LibraryPutney: One of our favourite authors Jill Murphy who gave us the clumsy but brave witch Mildred Hubble, the loveable Large famil… - 4 years ago

@oldmapman: RT @LibraryPutney: One of our favourite authors Jill Murphy who gave us the clumsy but brave witch Mildred Hubble, the loveable Large famil… - 4 years ago

@pannymoomins: RT @Teacherglitter: Really saddened to hear Jill Murphy has died. The worst Witch books were a huge part of my childhood, and that of my ch… - 4 years ago

@choco_flavor__: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@thelovelymrfred: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@Swab_E: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@ssayswho: RT @lovemybooksUK: We were very sorry to hear that Jill Murphy has died. She made a wonderful contribution to the world of children’s books… - 4 years ago

@Penbedw: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@greenspace01: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@CurlyKing79: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@uilleam_beag: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@Beeingabout: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@sirclancelot: RT @BirgitteUna: R.I.P Jill Murphy I did my first Teaching Practice in North School in Hounslow, in Dec 1988. We used 'Five Minutes Peace'… - 4 years ago

@ingridboring: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@HEALTH_IS_COC: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@oxfamkingsheath: We're celebrating the late, great Jill Murphy with this box set featuring one of her most beloved characters, Mildr… - 4 years ago

@FuelledByGin: Jill Murphy was a super writer and her books accompanied me through many childhood nights. I loved The Worst Witch… - 4 years ago

@EHaru69: RT @rageykay: When I was seven I wrote a letter to my favourite author who was kind enough to reply with this wonderful letter that I have… - 4 years ago

@agnessunshines: RT @BIGPictureBooks: The picture book team are enormously saddened to learn of Jill Murphy’s death. We feel incredibly lucky to have known… - 4 years ago

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@Grs9tbiy: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@GillianFerrisKN: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' And 'Five Minutes Peace,' Has Died At 72 - 4 years ago

@Sybil_Ramkin: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@iyoliar: RT @smithsmm: So sad to hear of the loss of wonderful children’s writer Jill Murphy. These four were brilliant bedtime reads and my boys wo… - 4 years ago

@Singloom: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@PattadonNetsopa: RT @MeganHughesAC: Thank you Jill Murphy for believing in me as your Maud Spellbody. The Worst Witch has inspired thousands of children to… - 4 years ago

@kimbraxton: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 4 years ago

@Y42KN: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@pigeonandquill: I was so sad to read that the wonderful Jill Murphy has passed away. A true giant in the children's literature worl… - 4 years ago

@JsouthUK: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@johnbartist: @HollyRivers_Lit It is so sad Holly. Rip Jill Murphy my thoughts go out to her family ❤️. - 4 years ago

@Michael_Jongen: RT @OrkneyLibrary: We're sorry to hear that children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy has passed away. She wrote many great books but b… - 4 years ago

@Bookbugsdragon1: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@CoffeeSpo0ns: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 4 years ago

@FlyBoyBlac: RT @Nadine_Writes: NEW: The Worst Witch author Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72, her publisher has said. - 4 years ago

@GarnetBooks: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@StrongTerri: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@HannaTredup: RT @emmajanereeves: Never really done this, but A Thread. Tragic that the world has lost the brilliant Jill Murphy. Because she was so prec… - 4 years ago

@reallybptheatre: RT @mrjamesmayhew: I'm very moved to read all the beautiful, heartfelt tributes to Jill Murphy in the comments of this post. So very touchi… - 4 years ago

@TriesFlana: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@SarkySue76: Remember loving The Worst Witch as a kid. Must've stuck with me as, a couple of years ago, remembered the name Mild… - 4 years ago

@fotobuni: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@TiaCourtney28: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@theroyalgaymess: RT @emmajanereeves: Never really done this, but A Thread. Tragic that the world has lost the brilliant Jill Murphy. Because she was so prec… - 4 years ago

@_OhhhKaye_: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@loughtonlibrary: RT @EssexLibraries: Very sad to hear the news of Jill Murphy's passing - she's always been a well loved favourite with her Large family and… - 4 years ago

@JeckShep: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 4 years ago

@EdSigma: RT @emmajanereeves: Never really done this, but A Thread. Tragic that the world has lost the brilliant Jill Murphy. Because she was so prec… - 4 years ago

@susangatelys: RT @emmajanereeves: Never really done this, but A Thread. Tragic that the world has lost the brilliant Jill Murphy. Because she was so prec… - 4 years ago

@DavidLance3: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A statement from Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick Press and managing director of the Walker Books Group… - 4 years ago

@DavidLance3: RT @smithsmm: So sad to hear of the loss of wonderful children’s writer Jill Murphy. These four were brilliant bedtime reads and my boys wo… - 4 years ago

@GladYouRemember: Remembering Jill Murphy - 4 years ago

@DavidLance3: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@9o9ogam: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@keyre133: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 4 years ago

@bordon_library: RT @hantslibraries: 😢We are really sad to hear that children's author and illustrator, Jill Murphy, has passed away. Jill was well known fo… - 4 years ago

@HelenJKnott: @rhipratchett Nooooo GNU Jill Murphy 🧙🏻‍♀️🐈‍⬛💥🔮 - 4 years ago

@flowersclaire: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@ImogenWebb7: RT @PaddoxSchool: Thank you Jill Murphy for the wonderful memories you have created for 1000s of children and parents that have listened t… - 4 years ago

@Claire_Dow_: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@ProfCaryCooper: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@rah_yorke: RT @MichaelRosenYes: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator behind the hugely popular Worst Witch series of books – obituary https:… - 4 years ago

@TeresaR_WV: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@worldofyuki: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 4 years ago

@ColdSkiesGrey: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 4 years ago

@SLindseyWales: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@sarah_ash7: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@MalcolmChishol1: Sorry to see death of Jill Murphy below.Her Worst Witch books were true precursor to Harry Potter and similar in… - 4 years ago

@GIMNABBE: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@GroundImpressi1: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 4 years ago

@soujaneman: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@LHCowie: RT @Booktrust: We're so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy's passing. From the loveable Large family in Five Minutes' Peace to Mildred… - 4 years ago

@sarahstuartxx: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 4 years ago

@Heraldofcreatio: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 4 years ago

@NoPensionJo: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 4 years ago

@pevcar: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@pevcar: RT @Rukiana_: <꼴찌마녀 밀드레드(The Worst Witch)>의 저자이자 일러스트레이터인 질 머피(Jill Murphy)가 향년 72세의 나이로 지난 20일 별세. 고인의 명복을 빕니다 - 4 years ago

@Eurocentrique: RT @CStewart_CS: So sad to hear the news of Jill Murphy. Her writing brings so much joy to many, many children and she did so much to help… - 4 years ago

@vikkimbooks: BBC News - Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 4 years ago

@YPkarlyc: The #WorstWitch books and 1986 TV series were such a massive part of my childhood. We'd play it at break: I was alw… - 4 years ago

@lindacoats61: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 4 years ago

@Ringham7: RT @rageykay: When I was seven I wrote a letter to my favourite author who was kind enough to reply with this wonderful letter that I have… - 4 years ago

@Fiona_C1: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 4 years ago

@AJHiggi: Growing up, Mildred Hubble was one of my 3 icons (along with Sarah-Jane Smith and Ace from Dr. Who), though as a te… - 4 years ago

@McCreadieJoanna: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@PaulGibson20: RT @alexlloydjourno: Incredibly sad to hear of the death of author Jill Murphy. I still have my original copies of The Worst Witch, while m… - 4 years ago

@HPfan_nPatronus: RT @PuffinBooks: We're extremely sad to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. “I just wanted to have a book on the shelf... a real… - 4 years ago

@HPfan_nPatronus: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 4 years ago