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Five Minutes’ Peace 40TH Anniversary Edition

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Five Minutes' Peace 40TH Anniversary Edition

By Jill Murphy About

A gorgeous 40th anniversary edition of a family picture book favourite with a shiny gold foil cover! This is the story of Mrs Large the elephant – who just needs five minutes of peace and quiet away from her boisterous children! So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast and the morning paper. But there’s never a dull moment with the Large family, and it soon becomes clear that mum’s quiet time is to be very short-lived! Family life is beautifully observed in this warm and funny modern classic from Jill Murphy.

CategoriesFamily UnitHumour
AuthorJill Murphy About
Type Of BookOverseas Picture Book
FormatPaperback
ISBN9781529531718
Published21/01/2026
Price Per CopyRRP $16.99
1–9 copies$15.29
10–19 copies$14.44
20+ copies$13.59
Temp O/S AirfreightingThis title is out of print and not in stock, but you can still register a backorder. If it reprints within 2 years we'll supply your order automatically; after 2 years backorders are deleted unless you tell us otherwise.

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Jill Murphy

Jill Murphy is one of Britain’s best-known author/illustrators. She wrote and illustrated her first book, The Worst Witch, while still only eighteen and a student at Chelsea Art School. Since then, she has produced many bestselling titles, including several more Worst Witch stories and, for Walker, Worlds Apart and the picture books Five Minutes’ Peace (Winner of the Best Books for Babies Award); All in One Piece (Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal); A Piece of Cake; A Quiet Night In (shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal); and another book about Marlon: The Last Noo-noo (Winner of the Smarties Book Prize, the Acorn Award and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award.)

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