By Shirley Hughes (author) , Shirley Hughes (illustrator)
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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month October 2018 |
Award-winning illustrator Shirley Hughes is regarded as a national treasure for her touching and realistic picture books of contemporary pre-school life. This delightful anthology is full of Christmassy and wintery poems and stories all brought to life by her familiar illustrations of families enjoying seasonal delights. The perfect for book for the season.
This beautiful Christmas anthology contains winter adventures, seasonal poems, festive recipes and easy-to-make craft activities as well as Shirley Hughes' trademark warm and classic illustrations. Whether reading stories and poems to little ones or encouraging them to make beautiful crafts and Christmas treats, this book is the perfect introduction to this very special time of year.
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 Snow in the Garden: A First Book of Christmas and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Snow in the Garden: A First Book of Christmas features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Stories in Verse, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Short Stories, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Snow in the Garden: A First Book of Christmas was written by Shirley Hughes and published by Walker Books Ltd
Snow in the Garden: A First Book of Christmas has 58 pages
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