All About Alfie: A Celebratory Collection of New Stories by Shirley Hughes (Engl

Description: All About Alfie by Shirley Hughes Alfie and his best friend Bernard have a day out full of surprises when they go to meet a very great person indeed. Whats more there are secret dens to explore, snowy skies, birthday fun and a very unexpected visitor on a special night-time trip!Join our little hero and his friends and family in a celebration of all things Alfie... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Celebrate 30 years of Alfie with this collection of new stories, packed full of fun and a healthy helping of adventure!Alfie and his best friend Bernard have a day out full of surprises when they go to meet a very great person indeed. Whats more there are secret dens to explore, snowy skies, birthday fun and a very unexpected visitor on a special night-time trip!Join our little hero and his friends and family in a celebration of all things Alfie... Notes Celebrate 30 years of Alfie with this collection of new stories, packed full of fun and a healthy helping of adventure. Alfie and his best friend Bernard have a day out full of surprises when they go and meet a very great person indeed. Whats more, there are secret dens to explore, snowy skies, birthday fun and an unexpected visitor on a night-time trip! Back Cover ALFIE All About Alfie Celebrate 30 years of Alfie with this collection of new stories packed with adventure! Alfie and his best friend Bernard have a day out full of surprises when they go to meet a very great person indeed. Whats more, there are secret dens to explore, snowy skies, birthday fun and a very unexpected visitor on a special night-time trip! Join our little hero and his friends and family in a celebration of all things Alfie... More classic Alfie stories: Alfie Gets in First * Alfies Feet * Alfie Gives a Hand * An Evening at Alfies * Alfie and the Birthday Surprise * Alfie Wins a Prize * Alfie and the Big Boys Author Biography Shirley Hughes illustrated more than 200 childrens books and is one of the best-loved writers for children, known for her beloved classics including the Alfie and Annie Rose stories, and Dogger.Shirley Hughes was born in West Kirby, near Liverpool, in 1927, and studied fashion and dress design at Liverpool Art School, before continuing her studies at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. She started her career as a freelance illustrator in London, illustrating other writers work, including Noel Streatfeild, Alison Uttley, Ian Seraillier and notably Dorothy Edwardss My Naughty Little Sister series.Shirley began to write and draw her own picture books when her children were young. Her first book - Lucy and Toms Day - was published in 1960, and she followed it with, among others, Dogger, and the Alfie series. Her books include the wordless picture book Up and Up, collection of rhymes and poems Out and About, and for the very young The Nursery Collection.She wrote two novels for older children, Hero on a Bicycle, about a 13-year-old Italian boy during the occupation of Florence, and Whistling in the Dark, set during the Liverpool Blitz. Her memoir, A Life Drawing, was published in 2002.She also collaborated with her daughter, Clara Vulliamy, on the Dixie ODay series; which saw Shirley with an illustrator for the first time with Shirley writing the text and Clara creating the illustrations.In 2020 she returned to her much-loved character, Dogger, with a new story Doggers Christmas.Shirley Hughes has won the Other Award, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, and the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration twice, for Dogger in 1977 and for Ellas Big Chance in 2003. In 2007 Dogger was voted the publics favourite Greenaway winner of all time. She was Highly Commended for the Greenaway Medal for The Lion and the Unicorn in 1998. Shirley received an OBE in 1999 for services to Childrens Literature, and a CBE in 2017. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was the first recipient of BookTrusts Lifetime Achievement Award.Shirley died in London in 2022. Review Alfie (30 years old this year) and his friend Bernard are undimmed by time, as is his dowdy, bespectacled, adorable mum. An enchanting book to read and read -- Amanda Craig * The Times *This book celebrates 30 years of Alfie, with a glorious collection filled with two brand new Alfie stories * South Wales Evening Post *Two new stories about the much loved pre-schooler. Ages 3+ -- Frances Perkins * Bournemouth Daily Echo * Promotional Celebrate 30 years of Alfie with this collection of new stories, packed full of fun and a healthy helping of adventure! Review Text Alfie (30 years old this year) and his friend Bernard are undimmed by time, as is his dowdy, bespectacled, adorable mum. An enchanting book to read and read Review Quote "No one can match Shirley Hughes in the simple mastery of both worlds and pictures." -Times Educational Supplement Promotional "Headline" Celebrate 30 years of Alfie with this collection of new stories, packed full of fun and a healthy helping of adventure! Details ISBN184941288X Author Shirley Hughes Pages 32 Series Alfie Year 2012 ISBN-10 184941288X ISBN-13 9781849412889 Format Paperback Publication Date 2012-07-05 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1927 Media Book DEWEY 823.914 Illustrations chiefly col. Illustrations Language English Imprint Red Fox Picture Books Replaces 9780370331942 Short Title All about Alfie Subtitle A Celebratory Collection of New Stories UK Release Date 2012-07-05 Publisher Penguin Random House Childrens UK AU Release Date 2012-07-05 NZ Release Date 2012-07-05 Narrator Llewella Gideon Illustrator Eugene Smith Affiliation Chair of Penology, University of Edinburgh Position Chair of Penology Qualifications Ph.D. Audience Age 3-5 Alternative 9781849412896 Audience Preschool (0-5) We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44444694;

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