Product Description

Alfie is so excited to be the first one home from a shopping expedition that he slams the front door shut, locking his mother and baby sister, Annir Rose, out on the front doorstep. The whole neighbourhood gets involved getting the door open and Alfie restored to his family.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1838631 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 1 pages

From the Back Cover
Alfie has won the race to be first home but – oh no! – he's slammed the front door and Mum and Annie Rose are on the other side. Even with lots of friends and neighbours to help, they just can't get in . . .
join Alfie in his very first adventure to see if he can solve the problem all by himself.

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. She was honoured with an O. B. E. in 1999 for her outstanding contribution to children's literature and has been the recipient of the Other Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award.

Customer Reviews

A lovely book for child as well as adult!
This is not just a lovely book for a child of 4-6, but also an amusing book for us adults. There is lot to talk about and the drawings are just wonderfull.

This book captivated my 2 year old daughter.
This book contains four short stories about a toddler named Alfie, and his baby sister, Annie Rose. My two year old daughter has begged me to read and reread this book to her numerous times, that is has practically fallen apart. The tape that comes with it keeps her interest, and has helped her in going to sleep. She has even started to use sayings from the Alfie book in real life, like before bedtime, she will tell me to "keep the door a little bit open," which is a direct quote from the Alfie book, which I hadn't realized initially. I highly recommend it.

Everyday yet dramatic; a good read for parent and child
Do you remember what it was like to be trapped somewhere when your mother couldn't reach you? Do you remember how it felt to think you were playing a clever trick on your parents only to realise that you had done something terribly wrong? Do you remember the barely controlled panic and anger in your mother's voice as she tried to extricate you from a dangerous situation? All of this and more will be evoked for you when you read this to your children. Your kids will love the drama and that Alfie comes out laughing as always. I love Shirley Hughes's writing almost as much as my daughters' love her illustrations.