Jill Murphy was a British author and illustrator of children's books whose first book appeared with Allison & Busby in 1974. Murphy is best known for the Worst Witch novels, which follow Mildred Hubble, a clumsy young witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, and for the Large Family picture books. Her books were adapted for stage and television, and sales of her work ran to several millions. Murphy died in August 2021.
