Worst Witch Books in Order
Worst Witch by Jill Murphy contains 9 books, published between 1974 and 2018. The first book is The Worst Witch (1974) and the newest is First Prize for the Worst Witch (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as The Worst Witch.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1974–2018
- Pages on record
- 1,325 in 8 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 22–33 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,325 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
The Worst Witch is Jill Murphy's comic children's series about Mildred Hubble, a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy who makes a mess of the job, spells go wrong and her broomstick ends in a crash. Nine books run from The Worst Witch (1974) to First Prize for the Worst Witch (2018), including The Worst Witch Strikes Again, A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch and The Worst Witch All at Sea.
How many Worst Witch books are there?
Worst Witch has 9 books, released between 1974 and 2018.
Worst Witch Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Worst Witch books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Worst Witch1974 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419741121/4
- 2The Worst Witch Strikes Again1982 · 91 pages · confirmed 1/41982911/4
- 3A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch1987 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419871281/4
- 4The Worst Witch All at Sea / The Worst Witch at Sea1995 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419952241/4
- 5The Worst Witch Saves the Day1999 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419991601/4
- 6The Worst Witch to the Rescue2007 · 178 pages · confirmed 1/420071781/4
- 7The Worst Witch and the Wishing Star2013 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420132401/4
- 8Fun With the Worst Witch2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 9First Prize for the Worst Witch2018 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420181921/4
Is there a chronological order for Worst Witch?
No separate chronological order is on record for Worst Witch, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Worst Witch books in order?
You should read the Worst Witch books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Worst Witch book also stands alone.
Where to start with Worst Witch
Start with The Worst Witch (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Worst Witch book?
First Prize for the Worst Witch (2018) is the newest Worst Witch book released so far.
Is there a new Worst Witch book coming?
No next Worst Witch book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Worst Witch at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Worst Witch title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Worst Witch books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
- Length
- 1,325 pages across the 8 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 169 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Worst Witch books, 3 of 9, were published in the 2010s.
What the Worst Witch books are about
All 9 Worst Witch books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: witches is tagged on 8 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Witches 8 of 9 books
- Children's fiction 6 of 9 books
- Schools 6 of 9 books
- Humor 3 of 9 books
- Mildred Hubble (Fictitious character) 3 of 9 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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