New Releases by Shirley Hughes

Alfie and Bernard are very best friends and together they have lots of adventures. Join them as they go to the library, take part in scooter races and make a very special club with only two special members!A heart-warming tale of friendship by the award-winning Shirley Hughes, creator of Dogger.

It’s Christmas, and Lucy and Tom are getting ready! There are cards to make, a tree to decorate and presents to hide. And how can you get to sleep when Father Christmas may be coming? This classic picture book from the creator of Dogger is the perfect book for Christmas excitement.

This special edition includes stories from real-life evacuees, uncovered from the Imperial War Museums. When Lenny''s father goes to fight in the Second World War, he gives his son a brass badge with two animals engraved on it: a lion for bravery and a unicorn for courage. Then, Lenny himself must go away, as he is evacuated from his home and family to escape the bombing. Staying in a strange new place, Lenny gathers all his lion bravery, all his unicorn courage, and discovers that magic can happen, even in the most desperate of times. Packed with incredible illustrations, this heart-warming story is accessible for readers of all ages. No one can match Shirley Hughes in the simple mastery of both words and pictures - Times Educational Supplement

Splish, splash, splosh! Alfie has new yellow boots that are perfect for walking through puddles and stamping in mud. There''s something not quite right about them, though - they''re making Alfie''s feet turn outwards... Join Alfie as he works out what''s wrong with his boots in this wonderfully splashy adventure.

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 . . .

Alfie is delighted to be invited to Bernard''s birthday party, although he feels a bit nervous about going on his own. But Alfie has such a great time, he finds he doesn''t even need his special blanket - and he makes a new friend too! Join Alfie as he overcomes his shyness and becomes the most helpful guest at the party.

Alfie is heading off to the seaside with his grandma, and makes a new friend on the beach! But unfortunately all's not fair in love and friendship, and Alfie - with a little help from Grandma and Bernard - has to discover what a true friend looks like. A summer adventure which speaks to our experiences making friends from national treasure, Shirley Hughes

K is for Katie and O is for her baby brother, Olly, as Shirley Hughes’s beloved pair introduce ABCs in everyday settings that little ones will recognize. From airplanes high in the sky to zzzzz for sleepy time, Katie and Olly’s daily pastimes offer plenty of ways to learn their letters. There’s L for the leaves you can wade through when they fall from the trees, P for the play-group where it’s fun to jump on big cushions, and V for the vacuum cleaner that vroom-vroom-vrooms when Dad cleans the carpet. Narrated in Katie’s voice and depicting the simple pleasures of a familiar world, My First ABC shows both upper- and lowercase letters and ends with an alphabet on the final spread illustrated with an alternate set of images.

An evocative depiction of family life in postwar London by one of the world''s best-loved author-illustrators.

Legendary author Hughes draws on her young teenage memories for a compelling novel of friendship and mysteries set in Liverpool, England, during the Blitz of 1940. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8.

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Working in a big house owned by two refined ladies to support her mother and brothers, a young scullery maid in early-twentieth-century England borrows books and dreams of a better life before saving her employers from a kitchen fire.

Introducing Dixie O’Day and also, of course, his friend Percy! This dashing duo are always getting into adventures – here they enter the All-Day Car Race little knowing what is ahead of them! Dixie and Percy run into all sorts of peril, as does their arch enemy, Lou Ella. But who will win, and will Lou Ella get her comeuppance?

In her first novel, beloved author Shirley Hughes presents a World War II adventure proving that in extraordinary circumstances, people are capable of extraordinary things. Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope, though — and neither have thirteen-year- old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. Both are desperate to fight the occupation, but what can two siblings — with only a bicycle to help them — do against a whole army? Middle-grade fans of history and adventure will be riveted by the action and the vividly evoked tension of World War II.

Shirley Hughes is one of the best-loved and most innovative creators of books for young children. She has written and illustrated over fifty books, which have sold more than eleven million copies. Her characters Alfie and Dogger are loved by children and parents all over the world. Bye Bye Birdie is Shirley Hughes'' first graphic book for adults. A young man, in his best bow-tie and boater, meets a fashionably dressed - and rather bird-like - young lady. But when he takes her home she undergoes a transformation and our hero''s dreams of connubial bliss suddenly turn into the stuff of nightmares. Totally wordless, Bye Bye Birdie showcases Shirley Hughes'' brilliant drawing and her extraordinarily vivid imagination.

Als Alfie nieuwe laarzen krijgt, voelen ze gek aan omdat hij ze in het begin verkeerd aantrekt. Prentenboek met kleurige illustraties over een herkenbare situatie voor kinderen vanaf ca. 3 jaar

Als vader en moeder uit zijn, komt een buurmeisje op Alfie en zijn zusje passen. Dan ontstaat er een lekkage, waardoor alles nat wordt. Sfeervol prentenboek met expressieve tekeningen in warme kleuren. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsome Duke of Arc and Buttons the delivery boy.

Annie Rose and Alfie have lots of games they like to play together, like being scary monsters with Bernard, or running their own shop. But if Annie Rose is ever sad or cross there is only one person who can make her feel better, and that''s her big brother.

"A unique treasury of classic Shirley Hughes poems and stories"--Jacket.

An alphabet book using Alfie and his sister Annie Rose to illustrate the letters from A to Z.

In this delightful new book by bestselling author Shirley Hughes, a little girl presents the many congenial forms conversation can take: a baby chats on a toy telephone, while big sister chats with Grandma on a real phone. As irresistible as its popular predecessors Giving and Bouncing, Chatting provides the warmest of introductions to action words. Full color.

A series for young children on doing'' words.

A series for young children on doing' words.

Sam and Barney build a snow lady that resembles their elderly neighbor, mean Mrs. Dean.