The award is given annually to the author of the year's outstanding debut novel. The shortlist for the 2023 Branford Boase Award has been announced. In What the World Doesn't See, author Mel Darbon draws on her own sibling experiences, giving a voice to young people who are often not heard. Mel Darbon introduces What the World Doesn't See Schools will start to shadow the poetry award this month, and the final winner w. The Shortlist for the CLiPPA 2023 poetry award has been announced. In Sunny Side Up, a gorgeous picture book aimed at children aged four years plus, children are encouraged to see the world in a different, more pos.ĬLiPPA 2023: poetry award shortlist announced I liked the mischef and the amazing witch world and the school, plus the imagination Jill Murphy puts in your mindĬlare Helen Welsh introduces Sunny Side Up If you'd like to read more of Mildred's disastrous adventures at Miss Cackle's Academy The Worst Witch, The Worst Witch Strikes Again, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch, The Worst Witch Saves the Day,The Worst Witch to the Rescue and The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star are also available from Puffin and are perfect for children aged 5-9. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin's most successful titles. Jill worked in a children's home for four years and as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories, and was already putting books together (literally, with a stapler) by the time she was six. 'A wonderful zany story' - Daily Telegraph But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble. Mildred Hubble, the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, can't bear to leave behind her beloved cat, Tabby, when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. Mildred is in deep water on the school trip! Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. The Worst Witch All At Sea is the fourth of Jill Murphy's classic, much-loved The Worst Witch series, the original story of life at a magical boarding school, perfect for readers aged 5-9.

The worst witch all at sea