By Shirley Hughes (author) , Shirley Hughes (illustrator)
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Four classic stories perfect for sharing at bedtime, by Kate Greenaway winning author, Shirley Hughes.
This charming collection of four classic stories by much-loved illustrator Shirley Hughes, is perfect for sharing at the end of a busy day. Chatting with friends or talking on the phone, hiding in the house or the garden, bouncing on the sofa or on Grandpa's knee, giving a present or a kiss: there are so many things you can join in with during the day!
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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And find an obituary to Shirley Hughes here.
Author Shirley Hughes dies aged 94. Sleep tight Shirley,
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Let's Join in A First Book of Bedtime Stories and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Let's Join in A First Book of Bedtime Stories features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Recommendations, Anthologies, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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Let's Join in A First Book of Bedtime Stories was written by Shirley Hughes and published by Walker Books Ltd
Let's Join in A First Book of Bedtime Stories has 60 pages
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