If you're giving a present to a child over the next few weeks, I cannot think of a better one than a book that - in story form, please, no Chicken Soup for the Soul self-help numbers, I beg you! With wit, humour and a keen feel for the dynamics of family life, the creator of Five Minutes' Peace and A Quiet Night In captures a familiar dilemma in this multiple award-winning book the dilemma of how to help a little one let go of their dummy!

Jill Murphy interview ("2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the classic children's picture book, Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy"), Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 25 February 2016. They were also made into a successful 1986 film and an ITV series, broadcast on CITV between 1998 and 2001. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.Neuware - Marlon is determined not to give up his dummy in this new edition of the picture book favourite. But neither his abrasive granny or the local bullies can get Marlon to give the Noo-Noo up until he is good and ready!

Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. So much of successful children's literature, for all ages, is based round this basic device of giving the power back to the children, whose lives are so often regulated by others. Her works has won numerous awards including the 1980 Kate Greenaway Medal for Peace at Last, the 1987 Parents Magazine Best Books for Babies Award for Five Minutes' Peace, and the 1995 Smarties Book Prize, the 1996 Sheffield Children's Book Award, and the 1996 Gateshead Gold Award for The Last Noo-Noo.

She lived in St Mabyn, Cornwall, [7] [26] [27] where she died in hospital from cancer on 18 August 2021, aged 72. Born in London, the daughter of Reeney (Irene) and Eric Murphy, Jill Murphy was brought up in Chessington, Surrey. However, the book proved an instant success with both critics and readers, [2] selling out within two months of publication in 1974.