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Alfie and the Big Boys

Shirley Hughes

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English
Red Fox
01 May 2009
Series: Alfie
A story especially for children starting school - starring the inimitable Alfie!

Alfie's Nursery School is right next door to the Big School. Alfie wishes that he could be friends with the most popular big boy, Ian Barger, but Ian never takes any notice of the little kids.

One morning, Mum takes Alfie to a Plant Pot Sale. Alfie hasn't been there long when he spots Ian Barger screaming and yelling, ""I want my mummy!"". Ian grabs Alfie's hand and holds onto him very tightly until his mum returns. Alfie realizes that big boys don't always act so big after all!
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Imprint:   Red Fox
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Height: 251mm,  Width: 251mm,  Spine: 4mm
Weight:   193g
ISBN:   9780099488446
ISBN 10:   0099488442
Series:   Alfie
Pages:   32
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 3 to 5 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  0-5 years ,  0-5 years
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Shirley Hughes 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. Now living in London's Notting Hill, Shirley Hughes has 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.

Reviews for Alfie and the Big Boys

There is something quintessentially comforting about Shirley Hughes' books Sunday Telegraph No-one tells a plain tale better than Shirley Hughes and her telling here is brilliantly complemented, as ever, by her stunning illustrations which are the product of a deeply compassionate and carefully sharp eye The School Librarian Hughes invites young readers into a world they will recognise and love, and shows that toughness is not everything The Sunday Times Shirley Hughes' beautifully observed - and exquisitely illustrated - books are a national treasure. In this latest Alfie adventure, our boy hero discovers that even big boys cry Independent This is one of those books that reaffirm - if reaffirmation is needed - the importance of picture books -- Chris Stephenson Carousel


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