By Shirley Hughes (author)
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Follow the adventures of a little girl who's dream of flying comes true in this stunning story by Shirley Hughes.
The illustrations are packed with detail and wordless pages encourage children to engage with the story in a different way.
'Shirley Hughes is a national treasure' - Philip Pullman
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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Follow the adventures of a little girl who's dream of flying comes true in this stunning story by Shirley Hughes. The illustrations are packed with detail and wordless pages encourage children to engage with the story in a different way.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Up and Up and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Up and Up features in the following genres: Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations
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Up and Up was written by Shirley Hughes and published by Red Fox an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Up and Up has 32 pages
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