Jill lived and worked from her home studio in North Cornwall, where she drew inspiration from her life, her friends and her family. The Worst Witch has also been adapted for television, film and theatre, becoming an Olivier Award-winning stage show. Would he never get to sleep Things we liked: Jill Murphys delightful illustrations really. But no matter how hard he tried, he could not get off to sleep.

Jill's books have won many major awards including The Smarties Prize and two commendations for the Kate Greenaway Medal and her work has been adapted for film and television, with the Large Family series becoming a successful animated series. It was late at night and Mr Bear was tired. This is the original signed artwork created by Jill Murphy for the endpapers of her first. These include the Worst Witch novels and the award-winning Large Family series, which have each sold over five million copies. This is the Signed unique original Mixed Media art by Jill Murphy. It became an instant bestseller, launching an extraordinary publishing career that spanned almost five decades and over thirty children's books. She left school at sixteen and attended Chelsea, Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art, writing her first novel, The Worst Witch, when she was just eighteen.

Born and raised in London, Jill spent her childhood writing and illustrating stories. Jill Murphy is one of the UK's most treasured author-illustrators and was the creator of many bestselling books for children, including the Bear Family picture books Peace at Last, Whatever Next! and Just One of Those Days which together have sold over four million copies worldwide.

Peace at Last by Jill Murphy