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  • Published: 1 May 2009
  • ISBN: 9780099488446
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Alfie and the Big Boys

  • Shirley Hughes


A story especially for children starting school - starring the inimitable Alfie!

Alfie's Nursery School is right next door to the Big School. Alfie wishes that he could be friends with the most popular big boy, Ian Barger, but Ian never takes any notice of the little kids.

One morning, Mum takes Alfie 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!

  • Published: 1 May 2009
  • ISBN: 9780099488446
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Praise for Alfie and the Big Boys

There is something quintessentially comforting about Shirley Hughes' books

Sunday Telegraph

No-one tells a plain tale better than Shirley Hughes and her telling here is brilliantly complemented, as ever, by her stunning illustrations which are the product of a deeply compassionate and carefully sharp eye

The School Librarian

Hughes invites young readers into a world they will recognise and love, and shows that toughness is not everything

The Sunday Times

Shirley Hughes' beautifully observed - and exquisitely illustrated - books are a national treasure. In this latest Alfie adventure, our boy hero discovers that even big boys cry

Independent

This is one of those books that reaffirm - if reaffirmation is needed - the importance of picture books

Chris Stephenson, Carousel