By Shirley Hughes (author) , Shirley Hughes (illustrator) Part of the Alfie series
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Alfie and his mum and baby sister, Annie Rose, arrive home after shopping. While his mum struggles with the pushchair outside, Alfie rushes inside and slams the door behind him. So now Alfie's stuck INSIDE and his mum and Annie Rose are stuck OUTSIDE without a key!
Soon everyone in the street is trying to help rescue Alfie - but he's got a plan of his own . . .
'Enormously satisfying.' - The Guardian
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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Alfie and his mum and baby sister, Annie Rose, arrive home after shopping. While his mum struggles with the pushchair outside, Alfie rushes inside and slams the door behind him.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Alfie Gets in First and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Alfie Gets in First features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Alfie Gets in First was written by Shirley Hughes and published by Red Fox an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Alfie Gets in First has 32 pages
Yes it is part of Alfie series
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