Alfie's Feet

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This story is about young Alfie’s experience of getting new boots and trying them out in the park, only to discover that he’s put them on the wrong feet. Shirley Hughes was born in West Kirby, near Liverpool, in 1927, and studied fashion and dress design at Liverpool Art School, before continuing her studies at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. Shirley Hughes has written more than 200 books, creating enduring characters like Alfie and Dogger, who have thrilled children and adults alike with their tales of growing up and everyday discovery. Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

She also collaborated with her daughter, Clara Vulliamy, on the Dixie O'Day series; which saw Shirley with an illustrator for the first time with Shirley writing the text and Clara creating the illustrations. In the end, Alfie had his yellow rain boots on the wrong foot; his mom paints an L on the left rain boot and an R on the right rain boot.Alfie gets a new pair of yellow, shiny rain boots which he stomps, splish, splash and splosh's with in the rain puddles. Her many awards include the Kate Greenaway Medal and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for her services to children's literature. Any old weather is Alfie weather and as Alfie demonstrates, there's always lots to do come rain or shine. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was the first recipient of BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Alfie gets out and about in the garden with Dad, in this glorious book about growing, playing and sharing.

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Shirley Hughes is one of the best known and most popular creators of children's books, and her keen observation of family life have earned her a special place in the hearts of children and adults. Shirley Hughes is the illustrator of more than two hundred children’s books and has won many prestigious awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal twice.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.