Deciding to sneak off for a relaxing bubble bath, she carefully sets a tray with tea, toast and cake, and quietly heads towards the door.

Mr and Mrs Large the elephants are putting on their best suit and dress – they're going to a dinner-dance! 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 is best known for the very popular Mr and Mrs Large picture books, which detail the domestic chaos of an elephant family.The charming, colourful illustrations are full of warmth and humour, with lots of detail to explore. I discovered this book many years ago when I was home raising three young children and wondering if I would ever enjoy a hot meal or converse with an adult in full sentences ever again.

However, Jill continued working as a nanny until the publication of The Worst Witch Strikes Again prompted her to devote herself to full-time writing. Twinkl has been hard at work creating some fantastic resources based on the Five Minutes' Peace book. But they can also identify with the love and humor that fills this book about that very special bond between mothers and their children.

I have found this book extremely helpful in my year one class for sequencing events and also for EAL students as the pictures really capture the full story.

Five Minutes' Peace' by Jill Murphy, tells the story of a mother elephant who just wants some time alone in the bath, however her three children have other ideas!Jill Murphy was born in London and attended the Ursuline Convent in Wimbledon which, together with the boarding school stories she enjoyed reading, provided much of the material and inspiration Miss Cackle's Academy in the The Worst Witch, which she started when she was 15. During her career she wrote many fantastic children’s books including the Worst Witch series and more books about the Large family! Mrs Large stacks a tray with several items she likes and tries to go upstairs for a bath and ‘five minutes peace’ from the family. Georgia shares the 'real reality of motherhood' with five to ten minute daily episodes, designed to offer comfort to parents in small doses everyday. She discovered a box of my favorite childhood books, and I was flipping through them to decide if I should keep or donate all of them.

I also have Clean Guides (downloadable PDFs) which enable you to clean up your book before reading it! Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. It gives children an insight into the craziness of mums day and allows readers to see that even mum needs a break and that we need to respect peoples space and wishes.Five minutes peace is a story involving the Large Family, a family of elephants that consists of Mr Large, Mrs Large, Lester, Laura and Baby. These reports give a complete break-down of everything in the book, so you'll know just how clean it is or isn't. For younger children, you can use these lovely themed worksheets to help them with their pencil control.