Five Minutes' Peace (Large Family)

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The Worst Witch stories have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 3 million copies. This classic story is not only a wonderful tale to read to your children, it is a great way to teach your children a little bit about empathy. You can put them together for your children, who can then act out the story, or your children can make them as a fun craft activity. By submitting a review you grant us the right to display and use it in any way; please read our General Legal Notices for full details.

Cleanliness: children weasel their way into their mom's alone time (even though she tells them to go) and one of the children by telling her that she's not fair and must like one of the other kids better. A stunning 30th anniversary edition of a family picture book favourite, this is the story of Mrs Large the elephant ? Vividly told in humorous text and glowing pictures by favourite author Jill Murphy, this funny, heartwarming picture book perfectly captures the everyday chaos of family life. You feel part of her family and it’s perfect to listen to sneakily before your little ones realise you have left the room!It was really funny when I was "trying" to read to the kids tonight as I also have three kids and I kept referring to them and they giggled. 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 ten million copies worldwide and been adapted for television. It’s been an honour collaborating with the Jill Murphy Estate, bringing a collection of prints from the much-loved Large Family to life for the very first time. Three big London publishers turned it down so Jill put it in a drawer and went off to work in a children’s home and as a nanny. Georgia shares the 'real reality of motherhood' with five to ten minute daily episodes, designed to offer comfort to parents in small doses everyday.

Love this podcast, have followed Georgia and her familys journey since the towie days and have always loved them! She sneaks back down to the kitchen where she enjoys three minutes and forty-five seconds of peace before her three wet young find her, wrapped in towels. The print is framed by hand in Cambridgeshire in the UK, using only European sourced PEFC™ and FSC approved woods.The story is told with speech marks and written as a narrative, the story using descriptive words and clearly explains the plot which will help children to understand what is happening. But there’s never a dull moment with the Larges, 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, one of Britain's most treasured author-illustrators. The author has made a great job of making the animal characters sound real by describing their actions and emotions.