An Evening at Alfie's - Shirley Hughes Reviews

I'm a great Shirley Hughes fan. When I was a kid, I really liked Dogger. My mum read it to me, and I also read it to my son on occasion. There is something lovely and magical about the way she writes, and how the illustrations make you feel all fmaily orientated and how nothing else in the world matters. The Alfie series of ...  Read the complete review

An Evening at Alfies is another story in the well loved Alfie series written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes. These stories all feature the preschool Alfie and his little sister Annie Rose, and tell gentle stories of family life. The Alfie stories were originally written in the early 1980s, but they have stood the test of time well and ...  Read the complete review

This book tells the story of Alfie, a delightful 4 year old, and what happens one evening while his parents are out. The story is simple and yet involves babysitters, neighbours, Noah's Ark and burst pipes. Alfie has a little sister Annie Rose who also has a part to play. It is about everyday occurrences but is told with such charm and ...  Read the complete review

***Background*** The first time I was made aware of Shirley Hughes was when my teenage girls were small and her name was on the cover of one of their favourite books as the illustrator. That book was My Naughty Little Sister and I've lost count of the number of times that I had to read it at bedtime. The story was delightful ...  Read the complete review

I decided to write another children’s book review. This is by one of my favourite children’s authors, Shirley Hughes. This book is called “An evening at Alfie’s”, but before I go into detail about it I will tell you about the author first. ~~ Shirley Hughes ~~ Shirley Hughes trained at ...  Read the complete review