A Quiet Night in ~ Paperback ~ Jill Murphy

"If you are not familiar with these stories, you really have not lived ...you just couldn't get better" Guardian A great birthday gift for Dad, this is a beautiful new edition of a Kate Greenaway-shortlisted story of family life in the bestselling Large series. It's Mr Large the elephant's birthday and Mrs Large is planning a nice, quiet night in - a night for just the two of them. But even with the children washed and in their pyjamas before half past four, the night doesn't unfold quite to plan! With a foreword and gorgeous foil on the cover and spine, this is a beautiful book to treasure.Author BiographyJill Murphy is one of Britain's most treasured author-illustrators. She wrote and illustrated her first book, the bestselling The Worst Witch, while still only eighteen, and went on to create the award-winning Large family series, which has sold over five million copies worldwide and been adapted for television. Jill's other characters include a small monster called Marlon who starsin the acclaimed picture books The Last Noo-Noo and All for One, and Ruby the bunny, who stars in Meltdown! Jill lives in Cornwall. A Quiet Night in Release Date Australia: January 5th, 2017