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 - 3 years ago

@SmartyPants_USA: Say their names: Jill Harth, Kristin Anderson, Lisa Boyne, Temple Taggart, Mariah Billado, Cathy Heller, Karena Vir… - 3 years ago

@KevinPetker: First game I ever put out into the wild was Magic & Mischief! Another Lasers & Feelings hack, this one about magic… - 3 years ago

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@JillNicholls01: Jill Murphy children’s writer/ illustrator has died, only 72. I loved Five Minutes Peace ( ‘from you lot’) tho I ga… - 3 years ago

@DunningPS: P1 have enjoyed lots of Teddy stories this week. They loved the story ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy and were insp… - 3 years ago

@xtweeksx: RT @RabbitHoleKC: RIP Jill Murphy, whose writing and illustrations have brought us remarkable characters like Mrs. Large, Mr. Bear and The… - 3 years ago

@GroveCottageBS: Today at our Cottage Kids Holiday Club the children have been designing and creating their very own pillowcases as… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@jjfox123: @SiobhanIde @MichaelRosenYes What a legacy Jill Murphy has left us all. Exasperated Elephant indeed! 😁 - 3 years ago

@WMurphy655: 5.0 Star Review on #SocialSurvey by Jill S. for William Murphy - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@ClaireVPF: RT @ObserverUK: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@HelenIshmurzin: I just discovered from @PublishersWkly that Jill Murphy died! 😢 What a loss to the #kidlitworld, but what wonderful… - 3 years ago

@bertsbooks: RT @TigerLillieRead: @bertsbooks Would have to say Jill Murphy, would love another worst witch book. - 3 years ago

@TigerLillieRead: @bertsbooks Would have to say Jill Murphy, would love another worst witch book. - 3 years ago

@JamelCarly: Tribute to Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@ladyGpod: A lovely piece on Jill Murphy by @emmajanereeves - her friend and creative colleague. X - 3 years ago

@00Lilac_Sky00: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@sjreaders: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@CorneliaAmiri: RT @CorneliaAmiri: #JillMurphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 #Childrenbooks #teenagers #Witches, #fantasybooks #WorstW… - 3 years ago

@Lauratheauthor: I just heard Jill Murphy died. Her work led to the most bizarre Tim Curry performance of all time... but childhood… - 3 years ago

@LiterallySmash: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@turk_murphy: RT @bennyjohnson: .@MELANIATRUMP has offered prayers and condolences to the families who lost their sons in Afghanistan today. Jill Biden… - 3 years ago

@Kallikins: Thank you Jill Murphy for giving me my childhood doppelgänger, Mildred Hubble. For naming every snail to exist Aggi… - 3 years ago

@murphy_doodle: @digbythedog @RothkoTheWelsh Don't know what you mean, Auntie Jill 😇🥰🤗 x - 3 years ago

@TheWraithCycle: RT @ShaunMoffat: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@AbsurdiaJohn: I'm so, so, desperately sad to read this. Oddly, and coincidentally, I was thinking of writing to Jill Murphy the… - 3 years ago

@perfect_heather: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@FunnyWomenLynne: RT @emmajanereeves: An extended version of my tweets about Jill Murphy on the @funnywomen website - 3 years ago

@mmthemesq: RT @FunnyWomenEd: Today on @funnywomen we have this lovely article by playwright @emmajanereeves in memory of Worst Witch author #JillMurph… - 3 years ago

@HazelPriorBooks: RT @LouiseMarley: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@jill_tat: Kara Murphy (@MoneyWithMurphy), CIO of Kestra Investment Management, talking this week's market moves, #Fed taperin… - 3 years ago

@CervantesMHC: RT @CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@moisomedrano: RT @CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@LimaChely: RT @CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@CervantesMHC: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@cloudshillpress: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@Sunfl0w09716205: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@bayne_wendy: RT @SnapeyWapey: Belated bad news on 18/08/2021 author Jill Murphy died. One of my childhood heroes. - 3 years ago

@CoffeeSpo0ns: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@LaraCainGray: RT @sightlined: Just finished reading The Worst Witch series to my boys, love her illustrations so much - 3 years ago

@sightlined: Just finished reading The Worst Witch series to my boys, love her illustrations so much - 3 years ago

@problem_chimp: @misterlucian Oh no! I somehow didn’t clock it was *that* Jill Murphy. - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@TheresaHeskins: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@HannaTredup: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@AnneMichie5: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@Agregenpoche: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@wbarneyjones: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@ShaunMoffat: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

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@MmeZabet: RT @nprbooks: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' and 'Five Minutes Peace' Has Died At 72 - 3 years ago

@June_Miller: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@Andrewmorphlock: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@yumih75: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@rachel_sharp_: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@bbbamford: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@wyvernsrose: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@sandra04850184: RT @sandra04850184: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@sandra04850184: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@sandra04850184: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@michelehouliha7: RT @writerslift: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@writerslift: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@spacexmckitty: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@MrUnder44510541: RT @guardian: A life well-drawn: illustrations by Jill Murphy – in pictures - 3 years ago

@jejr100: .⁦@jeccleshare⁩ obituary for Jill Murphy 1949-2021 - 3 years ago

@arunKirans: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@lynngerridog: RT @gyoung9751: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - Weronika Strzyżyńska at @guardian - 3 years ago

@KennethKilback: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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’… - 3 years ago

@VivianaCalabria: RT @nuovafrontiera: È con profondo dispiacere che condividiamo la notizia della morte di Jill Murphy, amatissima scrittrice per ragazzi, au… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@Playheals: Remembering Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@laurakayva: Low-key emotional that Jill Murphy - the author of my favourite childhood book - passed away recently. Peace at Las… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@joseph_winberry: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@FabricePiault: RT @livreshebdo: DISPARITION > Décès de Jill Murphy, mère de "Amandine Malabul" - 3 years ago

@LibraryCampaign: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@RDL52: RT @ActuaLitte: Disparition de Jill Murphy, créatrice de Amandine Malabul #litteraturejeunesse #auteure #deces #R… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@emiliazazza: RT @nuovafrontiera: È con profondo dispiacere che condividiamo la notizia della morte di Jill Murphy, amatissima scrittrice per ragazzi, au… - 3 years ago

@wemeow2: RT @SchlowLibrary: #RIPJillMurphy 😔 - 3 years ago

@WNBASFChapter: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@rozlyana_: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@adunlea: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 3 years ago

@MZ_Parks: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 3 years ago

@thereadingdiva: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 3 years ago

@profmdwhite: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 3 years ago

@SchlowLibrary: #RIPJillMurphy 😔 - 3 years ago

@KFPL: We're sorry to hear this news! You can find our Jill Murphy collection here: - 3 years ago

@arjun_singh111: RT @PublishersWkly: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies at 72 | @guardian - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@AgeUKLS: ✨Beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy passed away aged 72 years old💐 Her books loved… - 3 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… - 3 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! - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@Candlewick: We are very sad to announce that Jill Murphy, author of the much beloved The Worst Witch series, has passed away.… - 3 years ago

@JMWillsandLegal: Worst Witch author Jill Murphy dies from cancer aged 72: Tributes are paid to writer and illustrator who also creat… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@ArtsJournalNews: Jill Murphy, Author Of The Worst Witch Books, Has Died At 72 - Murphy, who dreamt up The W… - 3 years ago

@SchoolReading: Jill Murphy obituary - 3 years ago

@SachaniaHelen: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 3 years ago

@bradweis: #obitpatrol Who died? Journalist Joe Galloway; writer and illustrator Jill Murphy; actress Matilde F. Vilarino; sal… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@thedreadvampy: mildred hubble my absolute queen ❤️ (this is the first time I've tried to draw Mildred because. Jill Murphy is TOO… - 3 years ago

@DonnaLFerguson: RT @reastman: This short piece worth a read. “I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy”, - 3 years ago

@pointergirls2: @PuffinBooks @Toltzable Great books with humour and magic. We have her Worst Witch series forever on our reading li… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@HenryLeerhenry: Delightful books. Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@sophable: RT @AmandaFBelfast: Awh, I loved The Worst Witch!#RIP Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@AmandaFBelfast: Awh, I loved The Worst Witch!#RIP Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@bethanjenkins: One of my favourite children's writers. Loved her books. RIP. Jill Murphy, author of The Worst Witch, has died - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@janemccourt1: RT @simon_francesca: Lovely interview with the wonderful Jill Murphy. Peace at Last one of my all time favourite picture books - 3 years ago

@janemccourt1: RT @GuardianBooks: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@Pyjamawacket: RT @faustianovich: Adiós a Jill Murphy, escritora e ilustradora inglesa de (encantadores) libros infantiles, en especial la serie de "La pe… - 3 years ago

@PeterShipway: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 3 years ago

@clounsbury1113: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' And 'Five Minutes Peace,' Has Died At 72 - 3 years ago

@marcogiusti: RT @faustianovich: Adiós a Jill Murphy, escritora e ilustradora inglesa de (encantadores) libros infantiles, en especial la serie de "La pe… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@kelly22911: @SH_92_x @Harris94Vinnie I absolutely adore Jill Murphy books, 'Whatever Next' was one of my favourite books as a c… - 3 years ago

@AmyKWilliams1: Jill Murphy obituary - 3 years ago

@faustianovich: Adiós a Jill Murphy, escritora e ilustradora inglesa de (encantadores) libros infantiles, en especial la serie de "… - 3 years ago

@MrDJones: GUARDIAN/OBSERVER: Jill Murphy obituary - 3 years ago

@MsEmmaChaplin: RT @guardianTV: Jill Murphy obituary - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@guardianTV: Jill Murphy obituary - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@LynneCabban: Famous children's author who wrote The Worst Witch Novels dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@dalcrose: RT @guardianobits: Jill Murphy obituary. Author and illustrator of relatable yet magical children’s books, including The Worst Witch and Wh… - 3 years ago

@guardianobits: Jill Murphy obituary. Author and illustrator of relatable yet magical children’s books, including The Worst Witch a… - 3 years ago

@MF83var: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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.… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@LinseyIrvine: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@LBRBsBlogs: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@GeorgeE99211437: RT @ljlittleson: Knew this story off by heart, I read it aloud so often. ❤️ Rest in peace, Jill Murphy. - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@SchoolReading: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@nhmeems: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@ClubMysteries: RT @JulieShattuck: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@_greasepaint: RT @itvnews: Jill Murphy, author of The Worst Witch series, has died at the age of 72 - 3 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.… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@tatianaderosnay: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@trendyblonde: Both my children loved Jill Murphy's books. This one has a special place in our hearts. - 3 years ago

@kplessinger69: Long before Harry Potter, Jill Murphy's Worst Witch cast a magic spell over young readers - 3 years ago

@haworth_agency: Moving thread from @emmajanereeves who adapted Jill Murphy’s Worst Witch books for both stage and screen. Sad news. - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@CuriousPip: Really sad to read in the paper that children's writer, Illustrator Jill Murphy has died. Her book The Worst Witch… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@randomlyreading: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@sg1marzipan77: @JoanneSchofiel1 Always strive to be like Jill Murphy. - 3 years ago

@reastman: This short piece worth a read. “I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy”,… - 3 years ago

@MATG26: Jill Murphy's Five Minutes' Peace - in pictures Every day is Mother’s Day in one way or another. - 3 years ago

@hilarymayhawkes: RT @FictionFanatic1: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@KVJohansen: RT @GuardianBooks: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@Claire_Kinton: RT @TopazClass1: RIP Jill Murphy a fantastic author ❤️ - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@SaveRedlandLibr: RT @GuardianBooks: ‘I feel so lucky’: in conversation with the late, beloved Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@najmoore01: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@jasonhookbooks: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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。 - 3 years ago

@TheLibraryPool1: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@scifibulletin: Farewell to the Worst Witch's creator - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@cakie75: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@magalag: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@OLHSLRC: "Peace at last" was a favourite bedtime story for my kids. So many brilliant noises to make. Such beautiful illustr… - 3 years ago

@DrEmmaSchofield: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@thelovelymrfred: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@Beeingabout: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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'… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@oxfamkingsheath: We're celebrating the late, great Jill Murphy with this box set featuring one of her most beloved characters, Mildr… - 3 years ago

@FuelledByGin: Jill Murphy was a super writer and her books accompanied me through many childhood nights. I loved The Worst Witch… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@GillianFerrisKN: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' And 'Five Minutes Peace,' Has Died At 72 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@johnbartist: @HollyRivers_Lit It is so sad Holly. Rip Jill Murphy my thoughts go out to her family ❤️. - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@Bookbugsdragon1: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@CoffeeSpo0ns: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 3 years ago

@FlyBoyBlac: RT @Nadine_Writes: NEW: The Worst Witch author Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72, her publisher has said. - 3 years ago

@GarnetBooks: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@TiaCourtney28: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@DavidLance3: RT @WalkerBooksUK: A statement from Karen Lotz, president and publisher of Candlewick Press and managing director of the Walker Books Group… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@GladYouRemember: Remembering Jill Murphy - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@HelenJKnott: @rhipratchett Nooooo GNU Jill Murphy 🧙🏻‍♀️🐈‍⬛💥🔮 - 3 years ago

@flowersclaire: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@ProfCaryCooper: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@rah_yorke: RT @MichaelRosenYes: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator behind the hugely popular Worst Witch series of books – obituary https:… - 3 years ago

@TeresaR_WV: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 years ago

@worldofyuki: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@MalcolmChishol1: Sorry to see death of Jill Murphy below.Her Worst Witch books were true precursor to Harry Potter and similar in… - 3 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 - 3 years ago

@GroundImpressi1: RT @mrjamesmayhew: #BookIllustrationOfTheDay has to be by the beloved illustrator & author Jill Murphy, whose death was sadly announced yes… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@NoPensionJo: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 3 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… - 3 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 - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@vikkimbooks: BBC News - Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@Fiona_C1: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 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… - 3 years ago

@HPfan_nPatronus: RT @BellaRamsey: Jill Murphy Someone who saw the world not as it is but as it could be. - 3 years ago

@Vreadsloads: I vividly remember reading The Worst Witch in my favourite spot halfway up the stairs with a bag of sweets next to… - 3 years ago

@Melissa85308823: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 3 years ago

@Engekiman: Sadly - Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author passes at 72 - 3 years ago

@Hamzah_2w: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 3 years ago

@NaggingNurse: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 3 years ago

@PodWeirder: RIP Jill Murphy. You made a lot of people happy in your life. Thank you for your imagination. - 3 years ago

@miss_c_saunders: So sad to hear about Jill Murphy. She was one of the first authors that I fell in love with and it's always a joy t… - 3 years ago

@mredinburgh: 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… - 3 years ago

@IHMacfarlane1: 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… - 3 years ago

@Blockbustargirl: I've been out most of the day & now I've just come on Twitter and Jill Murphy's dead wtf this is so sad 😭 I loved… - 3 years ago

@stan_bts_clc_dc: RT @richardjattew: @PuffinBooks @camanmore Thank you, Jill Murphy. Your stories are for a lifetime. 📚😢 - 3 years ago

@stan_bts_clc_dc: 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… - 3 years ago

@Annie73854118: 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… - 3 years ago

@cloudshillpress: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@shalpin: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@catvincent: 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… - 3 years ago

@inDUPEitably: this is sad news. literally just a few weeks ago, my mum dug out the Jill Murphy books that we would read when we w… - 3 years ago

@_faatimahM: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 3 years ago

@JustJen1915: Really sad to see that Jill Murphy has passed away. Brendan and I have spent many hours reading her books such as "… - 3 years ago

@MariaXAllard: Jill Murphy, Author Of 'The Worst Witch' and 'Five Minutes Peace' Has Died At 72 - 3 years ago

@janet_smyth: RT @JoelyBadger: Growing up, I never connected with a character more than Mildred Hubble - some magic has gone out of the world today. Rest… - 3 years ago

@_faatimahM: 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… - 3 years ago

@ClareJo32837708: 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… - 3 years ago

@BaliBeccy: "Oh no!" said Mr Bear, "I can't stand this!" RIP Jill Murphy. Your stories shaped my first years in teaching. - 3 years ago

@PlexNetflix: RT @elizabday: So so sad to hear this. The Worst Witch was absolutely one of my FAVOURITE books as a child 💜 Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch a… - 3 years ago

@Ms_Holyoake: 😔 Very sad to hear of the passing of Jill Murphy. I adored The Worst Witch as a child, and still do! 💫 - 3 years ago

@chloecoates666: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@AWokery: 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… - 3 years ago

@Friendbearx: RT @worstwitchlive: The world is a little less bright today. Rest in peace Jill Murphy, your creativity, humour and generosity will never… - 3 years ago

@ClaireLCobb: I read Jill Murphy's picture books to my now teen daughter. When I was about 9 or 10 (in the 80s!) I read all the W… - 3 years ago

@steve_rudderham: RT @SamiraAhmedUK: Tonight’s @BBCFrontRow starts 7pm!: Live Afghan music in the studio, Sisters film about the first Afghan women’s orchest… - 3 years ago

@alannasaudade: 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… - 3 years ago

@GinaPra23622738: RT @reeniemarshall: So sad to hear that Jill Murphy has passed away, she was one of my favourite authors as a child and she wrote one of my… - 3 years ago

@SaraCurlyWurly: 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… - 3 years ago

@KatherinePathak: RT @GuardianBooks: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@codenamejane: 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… - 3 years ago

@nimahabdulla: 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… - 3 years ago

@_thequietplace: 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… - 3 years ago

@dannywebster: RT @LaurenVelvick: aww rip Jill Murphy, just having a visceral reaction this cover design - 3 years ago

@Friendbearx: RT @TheAnorak: Jill Murphy (5 July 1949 – 18 August 2021) - British author and illustrator of children's books. (Illustration fo her book P… - 3 years ago

@falmouthjen: 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… - 3 years ago

@_thequietplace: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@tpearce003: 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… - 3 years ago

@ktgbsn94: 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… - 3 years ago

@GooseyGandering: 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… - 3 years ago

@Idl3: RT @guardiannews: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@johncosgrove405: 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… - 3 years ago

@FifthVoyager: When I was little all I wanted to be was a witch and writer. RIP Jill Murphy. Thanks for the magic. - 3 years ago

@Darrentigerlion: 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… - 3 years ago

@NeilDrysdale: 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… - 3 years ago

@thomasbreeze: RT @ANewChapterBks: Very sad to hear about the passing of Jill Murphy. The Worst Witch paved the way for some absolutely tremendous literat… - 3 years ago

@EUtopean: RT @guardiannews: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@gabliotecaria: @Lillustrator I've been known to give her books to harassed parents, saying, "You're doing great. Read this, and la… - 3 years ago

@_Rubbercar: Sad to hear Jill Murphy has passed away, The Worst Witch was a favourite of mine when I was at primary school (I wa… - 3 years ago

@justLisanow08: RIP Jill Murphy 😞 - 3 years ago

@HellieHellie78: 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… - 3 years ago

@michael_merrick: 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… - 3 years ago

@MrsCornellY6: So many amazing stories and beautiful picture books which have created amazing memories from mine and my daughters’… - 3 years ago

@SyedaShabanaAsh: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@DaisWriter: I feel like rereading all of The Worst Witch books and reliving my childhood. And not forgetting the many times I r… - 3 years ago

@AbeehaTariqArt: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@Alinasuperexce1: @worstwitchlive RIP Jill Murphy the mother witch Russian Worst witch fans send condolences - 3 years ago

@Hanxx: Aww Jill Murphy wrote one of my absolute favourite childhood books Peace At Last 😢 also The Worst Witch and the Lar… - 3 years ago

@apeslion: RT @debtex: Thank you for giving so much joy to all the children I’ve read your wonderful stories to over the last 20 years I’ve been teach… - 3 years ago

@PewterWolf: 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… - 3 years ago

@NikiNom: I'm so sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy. I spent most of my childhood wishing I could attend Miss Cackle's Ac… - 3 years ago

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@kingywrites: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@WirralLibraries: Sad news today about the amazing Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@kingywrites: 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… - 3 years ago

@PopcasterO: 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… - 3 years ago

@sol_de_mar: 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… - 3 years ago

@Flutterkit: 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… - 3 years ago

@CliveWhitburn: So sorry to hear of the passing of Jill Murphy. So many wonderful children’s books! Peace at Last (1980) was always a great favourite! - 3 years ago

@PauliinaPopcorn: RT @BIGPictureBooks: The picture book team are enormously saddened to learn of Jill Murphy’s death. We feel incredibly lucky to have known… - 3 years ago

@JennyABourke: Very sad to hear of the death of Jill Murphy. Like so many, I grew up reading The Worst Witch, The Large Family and… - 3 years ago

@jeannesinclai19: RT @NicolaHolloway7: RIP Jill Murphy. She gave such pleasure to my children and me...subversively capturing all the stresses and strains… - 3 years ago

@Filo2385Filippo: RT @repubblica: E' morta Jill Murphy, autrice della saga "La strega imbranata" - 3 years ago

@LetiziaDiamante: 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… - 3 years ago

@Huskykatze: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@HamzahAbbasBBC: 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… - 3 years ago

@jjsmclaughlin: 💔 6yo just getting into Worst Witch - 3 years ago

@maddycullen28: 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… - 3 years ago

@svhorrocks: Aw man, gutted to hear about the passing of Jill Murphy. Loved the Worst Witch books when I was a kid and still wat… - 3 years ago

@n1cky_snape: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@StarACNH: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@StarACNH: This is the book cover I had too - absolutely adored the Worst Witch books as a child ♥ Very sad to hear of the pas… - 3 years ago

@meljbeale: 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… - 3 years ago

@jessabellrosiee: RT @debtex: Thank you for giving so much joy to all the children I’ve read your wonderful stories to over the last 20 years I’ve been teach… - 3 years ago

@LissaKEvans: All Mrs Large wanted was Five Minutes Peace. I must have read this book aloud a hundred times and ohgodohgodohgod,… - 3 years ago

@jessabellrosiee: 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… - 3 years ago

@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 pa… - 3 years ago

@jessabellrosiee: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@eurojournalENG: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 | Books - 3 years ago

@yourfuturewasme: 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… - 3 years ago

@tozierseddie: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@tozierseddie: 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… - 3 years ago

@BIM_Scot: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72. The writer was best known for the much-loved picture… - 3 years ago

@brendadiffley: RT @JDLiteracyTrust: Such sad news that Jill Murphy has died. The Worst Witch was part of my childhood, read aloud on family summer holiday… - 3 years ago

@MissLawrun: 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… - 3 years ago

@Verity_Holloway: Jill Murphy! Her Worst Witch books were some of my childhood favourites. - 3 years ago

@MrsKJCahill: RT @author_jill: Very sorry to hear of children’s writer Jill Murphy’s death. The Worst Witch series and the Large Family books - and Peace… - 3 years ago

@emmelinedraws: Sad to hear about Jill Murphy. I've always loved The Worst Witch books so much 💜 It was so inspiring to have her sp… - 3 years ago

@Vanrocksss: 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… - 3 years ago

@XxgemidodgerxX: 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… - 3 years ago

@offcampusCal: RT @MetroUK: The Worst Witch author Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72 - 3 years ago

@galwaybae: RT @CethanLeahy: RIP Jill Murphy! I always liked that Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches was essentially an underfunded convent school but f… - 3 years ago

@AJHigginson: RT @EveAinsworth: So sad to hear of the death of Jill Murphy. I adored her Worst Witch books, but this is one of my all time favourites. ht… - 3 years ago

@wonderfulweirdo: How sad, RIP Jill Murphy. I loved the Worst Witch books as a child and passed on that love to my sons who love them… - 3 years ago

@LauraLeeDavies: Ah Jill Murphy has died. The Large Family books were much read in our house and still quoted years after our kids w… - 3 years ago

@library_lps: 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… - 3 years ago

@usdaynews: Sadly, the children's book author #JillMurphy died at 72 and her cause of death is revealed as cancer. She was well… - 3 years ago

@obscuricom: RT @MockWooloo: Well, that's rubbish. Also I had no idea she was only 18 when she wrote the first book. - 3 years ago

@smudge1: RT @britishpictures: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@LRCBellshill: So sorry to hear about Jill Murphy. I have such lovely memories of sharing her books. - 3 years ago

@flourpower28: Through a lot of Primary school I was not confident with reading. At all. The Worst Witch was one of first books I… - 3 years ago

@debshalsey: RT @turpywurpy: RIP Jill Murphy, the true pioneer of books about children going off to a magical school for witches and wizards 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️ - 3 years ago

@HannaTredup: 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… - 3 years ago

@Knewz_Currently: Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 3 years ago

@ProBreadButter: RT @JDLiteracyTrust: Such sad news that Jill Murphy has died. The Worst Witch was part of my childhood, read aloud on family summer holiday… - 3 years ago

@fauxpaschick: 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… - 3 years ago

@world_news_eng: RT @guardian: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@RibbleValleysue: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 3 years ago

@TanyaEfthymiou: Saddened to read this: BBC News - Jill Murphy: The Worst Witch and Large family author dies at 72 - 3 years ago

@guardian: Jill Murphy, children’s author and illustrator, dies aged 72 - 3 years ago

@CassHT: RT @debtex: Thank you for giving so much joy to all the children I’ve read your wonderful stories to over the last 20 years I’ve been teach… - 3 years ago

@EleanorRCullen: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@CassHT: 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… - 3 years ago

@GenGens: RIP Jill Murphy. The Worst Witch will always be a favourite of mine. - 3 years ago

@RS_Glide08: RT @gilibugg: RIP Jill Murphy. THE WORST WITCH was the first “real” book I remember reading all by myself. It came out the year I was born.… - 3 years ago

@CassHT: I absolutely loved Jill Murphy’s books as a child & have so many fond memories of reading the Large Family picture… - 3 years ago

@Jo4Leeds: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@GosportDC: RT @hantslibraries: 😢We are really sad to hear that children's author and illustrator, Jill Murphy, has passed away. Jill was well known fo… - 3 years ago

@Cacklemancy: RT @thecaterpilla20: ❛I'm not quite sure how exactly, but things often go wonderfully right in the end for you. 🪄 Very sorry to hear about… - 3 years ago

@lunalight1985: Aww man, rip jill murphy. I used to love the worst witch books as a kid.😔 - 3 years ago

@Hill_libraries: So sorry to hear the sad news about author Jill Murphy. 'The Worst Witch' is an absolute classic. #JillMurphy ^N… - 3 years ago

@alfiejoey: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@BowenThevalerie: Very sad to hear of death of Jill Murphy, creator of the Large Family, and The Worst Witch amongst other children’s… - 3 years ago

@KikiMiles1: 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… - 3 years ago

@Nikki_L87: RIP Jill Murphy! Thank you for your literary treasure that is The Worst Witch series! 💔 - 3 years ago

@moonlitemuseum: RT @thecaterpilla20: ❛I'm not quite sure how exactly, but things often go wonderfully right in the end for you. 🪄 Very sorry to hear about… - 3 years ago

@Paulsquires62: RT @nikki_sincl: So sad to hear the wonderful Jill Murphy has died. A brilliant author and illustrator, and also a thoroughly good human; a… - 3 years ago

@kdjhthrnhll: 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… - 3 years ago

@puck_evans: 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… - 3 years ago

@laurenmiller30: 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… - 3 years ago

@NatSapphix: Really sad to hear of the passing of Jill Murphy, thank you for the Worst Witch, it was a childhood favourite and s… - 3 years ago

@BellAinslie: Incredibly sad to hear of Jill Murphy's passing. Her books have always been a popular choice with little ones in th… - 3 years ago

@MissEllis15: 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… - 3 years ago

@estella_rua: 💛 RIP Jill Murphy💛 - 3 years ago

@MiftyJackson: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@Xris32: 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… - 3 years ago

@LucindaStArt: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@bubbledom123: How sad that both Una Stubbs and Jill Murphy have been lost this week . Cast some spells wherever you are, ladies.… - 3 years ago

@katcassart: So sad to hear of the passing of Jill Murphy, whose books played such a magnificent part in my childhood- from my f… - 3 years ago

@LondonKerry: RT @debtex: Thank you for giving so much joy to all the children I’ve read your wonderful stories to over the last 20 years I’ve been teach… - 3 years ago

@lyndsayva: RT @blackwelloxford: Farewell to Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, known best for The Worst Witch and Peace at Last. Jill w… - 3 years ago

@mmdotcox: RIP Jill Murphy. Made me a reader, surely the originator of my lifelong obsession with a generally witchy *aestheti… - 3 years ago

@catsandteabooks: 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… - 3 years ago

@JonWilksMusic: Been looking through old letters and emails from dear Jill Murphy. So kind & generous. She included my cousins & I… - 3 years ago

@LondonKerry: 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… - 3 years ago

@Indianmaharaja: Omg RIP to Jill Murphy my sister was little and my mum used to love this book as she related to the mother elephant… - 3 years ago

@clare61365360: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@madebykatiec: So sad to hear about Jill Murphy, inspiring that she wrote the Worst Witch series by the age of 18. Incredible. - 3 years ago

@abbyaug: 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… - 3 years ago

@Emma_Cookson: RIP Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@kirschmj: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@AliceFishburn: Oh no. RIP Jill Murphy, queen of our household's bedtime stories and the creator of the amazing Mrs Large, my perso… - 3 years ago

@angelinebadams: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@fionabrownsey: RT @debtex: Thank you for giving so much joy to all the children I’ve read your wonderful stories to over the last 20 years I’ve been teach… - 3 years ago

@3_LittleButtons: Such sad news…. we will always remember 💛 Jill Murphy 💛 for lighting up bookshelves across the land with such delig… - 3 years ago

@Ivona_Coghlan: From the Large Family to The Worst Witch, I loved Jill Murphy's books. Such sad news! - 3 years ago

@shelldiasSW: 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… - 3 years ago

@AliRogers: Was only talking about Jill Murphy the other day. She wrote the first Worst Witch book in her teens, I believe. Gre… - 3 years ago

@L_Todd81: 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… - 3 years ago

@hooson: Saddened to hear about the death of Jill Murphy. I was aware she wrote Peace at Last, but less familiar with the n… - 3 years ago

@WargamingDave: RIP Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@wstonesfosseprk: Such sad news. The lovely stories that are being told about Jill Murphy right now will be no surprise to anyone who… - 3 years ago

@GloriaBear01: 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… - 3 years ago

@hauntedmagazine: RT @Waterstones: We're very sad to hear of the death of children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy, creator of The Worst Witch novels an… - 3 years ago

@d3b_g: 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… - 3 years ago

@PinksCharming: 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… - 3 years ago

@Amazing_Amy_W: Sorry to hear the news of the passing of Jill Murphy. A beloved children's author, one of my wife's favourites, and… - 3 years ago

@mmdotcox: 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… - 3 years ago

@eurojournalENG: Children’s author Jill Murphy dies from cancer aged 72: Tributes are paid to writer and illustrator - 3 years ago

@MorrisLau: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@moominlady: We’re huge Jill Murphy fans in our house. From the Large Family books that we read over and over to our two at bedt… - 3 years ago

@ChaosCastleUK: 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… - 3 years ago

@kellyshurst: So sad to hear the news about Jill Murphy. When I met her a few years ago she told me the story that inspired Peace… - 3 years ago

@vicberem: 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… - 3 years ago

@lisapughlal: 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… - 3 years ago

@JacquelineM8888: Children's author Jill Murphy dies from cancer aged 72 - 3 years ago

@cathygrahamhead: 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… - 3 years ago

@rglibrarylife: RT @ANewChapterBks: Very sad to hear about the passing of Jill Murphy. The Worst Witch paved the way for some absolutely tremendous literat… - 3 years ago

@Ms_Zircon: 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… - 3 years ago

@DistinctToday: Children’s author Jill Murphy dies from cancer aged 72: Tributes are paid to writer and illustrator - 3 years ago

@DrBrookeRogers: 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… - 3 years ago

@TheStuartRoss: So sad that Jill Murphy has died. 'Peace At Last' has been a firm favourite for all our kids. It's also the book I'… - 3 years ago

@Emma_Lee1: 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… - 3 years ago

@deadpeoplecom: A moment of silence for Jill Murphy - #JillMurphy #Jill #Murphy #rip - 3 years ago

@sharonfruit: Very sad to hear that Jill Murphy has died. Her Worst Witch books were some of my favourites growing up. I'm lookin… - 3 years ago

@ChelseaValky: RIP Jill Murphy. The Worst Witch series of children’s books is fantastic. - 3 years ago

@Friendbearx: RT @missnix83: RIP Jill Murphy. Mildred Hubble, Enid, Ethel, Ms. Hardbroom & Mrs Cackle …& Tabby, of course, were a special part of my chil… - 3 years ago

@SarahDudley41: RT @MetroUK: The Worst Witch author Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72 - 3 years ago

@jamesmeredithd1: This is I think what all we writers want - a book on the shelf, one that will never leave it any more than the hear… - 3 years ago

@Becca_JF21: Such sad news. I adored The Worst Witch when I was growing up. What a wonderful legacy Jill Murphy has left to the… - 3 years ago

@katmorriswriter: 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… - 3 years ago

@MargKelpi: RT @Dr_Pam_Jarvis: So sad to hear Jill Murphy has died, my kids loved her books, especially the Large family series. She was a fabulous chi… - 3 years ago

@PrincessofVP: RT @Scriblit: 'Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for...' *The kipper accidentally turns into a frog* - RIP Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@iMarieKelly: RT @thebookseller: Sad news as Children’s author and illustrator Jill Murphy, best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family pictur… - 3 years ago

@Friendbearx: RT @Madz_Grant: Very sad news. Jill Murphy enriched so many lives. Mildred Hubble and Tabby were such an important part of my childhood, my… - 3 years ago

@cplteencenter: Jill Murphy was a fine writer and she will be missed. The Last Noo Noo was delightfully subversive, and a story ti… - 3 years ago

@Friendbearx: RT @GemmaParry4: I’m so sad to hear/write about Jill Murphy’s passing. I absolutely loved the Worst Witch books growing up - Mildred Hubble… - 3 years ago

@Scriblit: 'Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for...' *The kipper accidentally turns into a frog* - RIP Jill Murphy - 3 years ago

@smithsmm: So sad to hear of the loss of wonderful children’s writer Jill Murphy. These four were brilliant bedtime reads and… - 3 years ago

@WorldWearyWoman: RT @SennaLoveAlways: Heartbreaking news about Jill Murphy. The Worst Witch books were my absolute favourite as a kid. I so DESPERATELY want… - 3 years ago

@pinkipixiefld: RT @paradesendbooks: In memory of the wonderful Jill Murphy, remember to give yourself 5 minutes' peace today. Rest in peace to an incred… - 3 years ago

@GowerKids: RT @Waterstones: We're very sad to hear of the death of children's author and illustrator Jill Murphy, creator of The Worst Witch novels an… - 3 years ago

@latchkeywizard: oh, jill murphy:( - 3 years ago

@Kisha__x: RT @debtex: Thank you for giving so much joy to all the children I’ve read your wonderful stories to over the last 20 years I’ve been teach… - 3 years ago

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