Product Description

This is a gorgeous gift book featuring an exclusive and intimate insight into Alfie's world and a brand-new Alfie story. Shirley wrote and illustrated her first Alfie book in 1981. Twenty five years on and the first Alfie books have become classics, while new Alfie adventures continue to be incredibly popular. Discover all there is to know about Alfie's family, the street where he lives, his friends, his toys and much more. Illustrated with beautiful never-before published sketches, paintings and photographs, this is a book no Alfie fan should be without.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #174467 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

From the Inside Flap
Happy Birthday, Alfie!
Alfie and his little sister Annie Rose have been entertaining children with their adventures for twenty-five years. For this very special birthday, Shirley Hughes has created an irresistible gift book inviting young readers to explore Alfie's world - to visit his house, meet his friends and neighbours, his favourite toys, to join him in the park where he and Annie Rose play... there is even a brand new story in which he solves the mystery of a missing pet.
Small children see their own everyday lives, with all their small dramas and excitements, reflected in Alfie's world, which is why he has been an enduring favourite with so many generations.
No one but Shirley Hughes so perfectly captures the rough and tumble of early childhood.

About the Author
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.