Published by Red Fox, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Format: Paperback
£5.99
Author:
Shirley Hughes
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9781862307872
£5.99
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EAN: 9781862307872
Published: 2 Jul 2009
Birthday parties always make people happy and Alfie's neighbour, Mr MacNally, really does need cheering up because his beloved cat, Smoky, has died. Alfie thinks a party might just help, and there's an extra special surprise in store for Bob MacNally. . . .
Join Alfie as he tries to keep a secret in this celebration of pets old and new.
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A directness and a simplicity which conjures an appealing little world that most young children are pleased to dip into . . . A firm favourite
- West Sussex Gazette
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.
