Alfie Gets in First Synopsis
Alfie has won the race to be first home but - oh no! - he's slammed the front door and Mum and Annie Rose are on the other side. Will he be able to solve the problem all by himself?
This board book edition a classic Alfie story is the perfect present for the little one in your life.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781782956587 |
| Publication date: |
2nd June 2016 |
| Author: |
Shirley Hughes |
| Illustrator: |
Shirley Hughes |
| Publisher: |
Red Fox Picture Books an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: |
Board book |
| Pagination: |
30 pages |
| Series: |
Alfie |
| Suitable For: |
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About Shirley Hughes
Winner of the Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award 2015.
Shirley Hughes (1927 – 2022) was born and grew up in West Kirby, near Liverpool. She studied at Liverpool Art School and at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford, before embarking on a career as a freelance illustrator. At first she worked as an interpretive illustrator, but she began to write and design her own picture books when her children were very young. Her first book, Lucy and Tom's Day, was published in 1960.
Shirley Hughes illustrated over two hundred children's books and is renowned as a champion of children's literature. She has been the recipient of the Other Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award. She was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in2010, which rewards the best in contemporary children's and young adult literature from all over the world.
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