Alfie and the Big Boys

Alfie and the Big Boys

by ShirleyHughes (Author)

Synopsis

Alfie's Nursery School is right next door to the Big School where the big boys go. Alfie and Bernard wish that they could be friends with the most popular big boy, Ian Barger, but Ian never takes any notice of the little kids. One Saturday morning, Mum takes Alfie and Annie Rose 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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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Bodley Head
Published: 02 Aug 2007

ISBN 10: 0370328841
ISBN 13: 9780370328843
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: A brand new story starring the inimitable Alfie!

Media Reviews
Hughes is a magical storyteller with an instinctive understanding of the mind of a pre-schooler.
- The Guardian
Hughes is a magical storyteller with an instinctive understanding of the mind of a pre-schooler.
- The Guardian
Author Bio
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.