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In Alfie Weather Shirley Hughes gives little kids and grown-up folk a treat as she follows her best-loved character, Alfie, through the seasons. As ever, Hughes combines her classic illustrations--beautifully detailed and evocative--with simple, rhythmic text that work together to bring the pleasures and pains of toddlerdom to effervescent life.
From the joys of splashing in puddles, to the first experience of walking in the crispest of snow, and back to the warmth of the sun, Alfie Weather perfectly captures the thoughts and emotions of small children on their voyage of discovery. As ever, Shirley Hughes has created the perfect picture book for sharing with this stunning book of poems and short stories. Age 2 and over. --Susan Harrison. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"The stories and pictures we take to our hearts as children remain with us always." --Shirley Hughes
"Shirley Hughes represents ordinary life in a way that makes adults and children fall in love with it." --"The Sunday Times" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"Shirley Hughes represents ordinary life in a way that makes adults and children fall in love with it." --"The Sunday Times" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We'd met Alfie and Annie Rose before, of course, but we took this one on holiday with us last year and it'll always remind me of blissfully happy bedtime stories in the house by the beach.
As always it's a wonderful Shirley Hughes blend of nostalgic images, full of life and crafted with realism, and her special brand of storytelling, with tales told in just the way you'd expect pre-school Alfie to tell them.
Grandma's house in the country feels so real that I'm left wondering if it exists more than just in Hughes's imagination. My favourite story - Winter Stars - evokes memories of nights in country cottages, the shortest days and of childlike wonderment at the treasures of the heavens.
There is the usual sprinkling of Hughes's honest, natural verse. Our own relationship with the local urban fox is forever tempered by the assurance that "No matter what people say, The town fox is here to stay."
Like so many of her earlier works, Alfie Weather is a book my children and I will cherish forever.
As always it's a wonderful Shirley Hughes blend of nostalgic images, full of life and crafted with realism, and her special brand of storytelling, with tales told in just the way you'd expect pre-school Alfie to tell them.
Grandma's house in the country feels so real that I'm left wondering if it exists more than just in Hughes's imagination. My favourite story - Winter Stars - evokes memories of nights in country cottages, the shortest days and of childlike wonderment at the treasures of the heavens.
There is the usual sprinkling of Hughes's honest, natural verse. Our own relationship with the local urban fox is forever tempered by the assurance that "No matter what people say, The town fox is here to stay."
Like so many of her earlier works, Alfie Weather is a book my children and I will cherish forever.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lovely Alfie book but the Garden of Eden bit is a bit odd or should I say out of place! Great illustrations and a good few stories for your money- good value.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Beautiful illustrations, gorgeous, slow paced stories, but I was offended by the Adam and Eve story. I am an atheist and resent when religion is slyly hiding between the pages of a kiddie book. No where on the cover did it alert me to this content.
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Fun for children
This is a most enjoyable read for young children & describes the seasons so well! Highly recommended.
Published on 9 Nov 2009 by J. Mcaulay
Another great Shirley Hughes story
Another lovely Alfie book with fantastic illustrations. My four year old son loves Alfie. Alfie has a little sister, like my son and is sometimes naughty, like my son! Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by L. MacPherson
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