A Quiet Night in

by Jill Murphy (Illustrator), Jill Murphy (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $3.78

  It is Mr Large's birthday and Mrs Large has prepared him a meal, as they are going to celebrate with a quiet night in. Mrs Large gets the children ready for bed before her husband arrives, intending to get them out of sight soon afterwards. But, as usual in the Large household, things do not go to plan. Mr Large arrives home tired and falls asleep while reading the children their bedtime story and then Mrs Large does the same. So the little Larges put themselves to bed - and take the food with them! Jill Murphy has written and illustrated four Worst Witch titles, Geoffrey Strangeways , Worlds Apart , Five Minutes' Peace (winner of the 1987 Best Book For Babies Award), All in one Piece (commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal) and A Piece of Cake .

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.28

  For Mr Large's birthday the family plan a quiet night in. But, when Mr and Mrs Large fall asleep the little Larges put themselves to bed - and take the food with them. Jill Murphy has also written the Worst Witch series and Five Minutes' Peace, winner of the 1987 Best Books for Babies Award.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $14.78

  Mrs Large's attempts to have five minutes peace, her vain efforts to get out of the house all in one piece for a night out, her notion that elephants can diet and the farce of Mr Large's birthday, each of these only-too-realistic storylines has struck a chord with parents and children around the world for a decade. Now read all four stories in one book!